Maya’s POV

“Wh… where did you go?” I asked, blinking at Maddox, my vision blurred.

He cupped my chin. “Maya, look at me. You’re safe, you’re not dead. Okay?”

I nodded weakly.

He helped me onto my feet, though my head banged so badly I thought it might split open.

“Maddox, I want to go home. I don’t feel too good,” I whispered.

“But Maya, we can’t leave.  The whole issues aren’t closed to being resolved yet,” he said.

We were just about to step out the door when I ...