Chapter 121

Gemma

My whole body is hurting, but I’m not dead. I’m still here, breathing and fighting despite this migraine that just won’t leave me alone. My eyes are heavy, too. I don’t open them but snuggle closer into this familiar scent in front of me. My nose hits something—skin, I think—and I whimper slightly when what feels like a pair of strong arms hug me.

“Try not to wake up,” Nathan says. I don’t k