Chapter Eleven
Beautiful Beasts
***Lorana***
Before I could reply, the metallic wall whirled upwards, revealing an open hospital room lit by a dirty, burnt orange-yellow glow. This room was different from the room I had woken in. It was triple the size and spacious enough for all the advanced machinery I had never seen before. They buzzed and hissed all around, a cacophony of unnerving medical melodies. A collection of large square monitors to my left displayed a map of someone’s vitals across their collective screens.
I heard a rattle of chains, then peered through a medical-scented mist to see the outline of a human before me. I stepped through it. And against a far metallic wall, I saw him. I knew it was him. Even in evident pain, he was as alluring and enticing as he had been in my
