Valerie

The world seemed to melt from the darkness. I slowly opened my eyes, groggily taking in my surroundings.

As my senses cleared, I met a faintly stinging smell and a white room.

Where was I?

Fighting through the lethargy, I tried to sup up straight only to stop in my tracks.

Tristan.

Sitting at the bedside, his body was resting at the edge of the bed, his hand holding mine. He was completely asleep, his arms and chest wrapped in bandages.

I was in a hospital room.

In an instant, the ...