Chapter 42

Elodie’s POV

“Kiernan…”

The name rasped out of my throat before I even realized I was speaking. My own voice startled me awake.

Everything felt heavy… my limbs, my chest, even my eyelids. The sharp scent of antiseptic filled my nose, and when I tried to move, the sheets rustled against my skin like sandpaper.

For a long second, I couldn’t remember or recognize where I was. The lights above me humm