The Unexpected Mark

Dragging herself from a suffocating, unnatural darkness, Vanya registered the blinding white of a hospital ceiling.

Her limbs felt encased in lead, every muscle responding with a sluggish, distant ache as she forced her heavy eyelids to focus on the sterile lights above.

*Mate is near.*

The voice echoing through their shared mental link made Vanya freeze against the crisp sheets. Frost did not