Elias's POV

I woke up slowly.

Everything felt wrong. Heavy. Like my body didn't belong to me.

I opened my eyes. Unfamiliar ceiling. Gray walls. Small room.

Dr. Senne's clinic. Right.

The memories came back in pieces. The injection. The heat. The pain.

Ronan.

I turned my head. He was sitting in the chair next to the bed. Awake. Watching me.

"Hey," he said softly.

"Hey."

"How do you feel?"

"Like I got hit by a truck."

"That's normal."

I tried to sit up. My body protested. Everything ...