Chapter 24

I move my arm and feel a light tug on my hand. I look down and realize that there is an IV sticking out of it. It takes me a moment, and once I acknowledge the pain in the back of my head, the memories from the night before hit me at full force. My sudden intake of breath is all it takes for all the voices to cease. In an instant, Grayson is standing over me, his gray-blue eyes a mixture of relief, sorrow, and guilt. It doesn't matter how Grayson feels. He lied to me, and now I can't trust him. And, I'm scared of him. Right now, the only thing I can think of is getting as far away from him as I possibly can... Not the way my skin tingles as he holds my hand. I sit up quickly and instantly regret it as my head spins. Grayson grabs my shoulders as my body unconsciously leans to the side. However, his touch only frightens me more. I don't want that monster to touch me! An incoherent noise comes from my throat as I lean away from Grayson and leap off of the bed. Grayson didn't expect that,