A Painful Awakening

In the hospital room, Cordelia slowly started to feel her leg again after surgery.

Once the anesthesia wore off, a strong ache shot through her leg—a pain she couldn't really describe. It wasn't the kind of pain that would kill her, but it was enough to make her go mad.

Still, Cordelia felt lucky; even though sweat was rolling down her forehead from the pain, she smiled. Pain was better than feeli