CHAPTER 0261

GIDEON'S POV

Beep. Beep. Beep.

The faint sound slipped slowly into my ears, tugging me back to consciousness. At first, it was only noise echoing in the background of a foggy dream, but the longer I listened, the clearer it became. That steady rhythm was too familiar. I didn’t even need to open my eyes to know where I was. A hospital.

My eyelids fluttered open, greeted by the harsh white of fluore