Aphrodite I stood in a corner of Hilda's hospital room, watching silently as Matilda gently tended to her unconscious daughter. It was a shame and quite unfortunate that Hilda had to bear the brunt of Sophia's schemes, but I wouldn't say she didn't entirely deserve it. It would be cruel of me to find happiness in another person's death, but I still couldn't bring myself to feel sympathy for the woman who tried to kill me. Asher had been gone for quite some time, and I was beginning to wonder if he'd left me all alone in the pack hospital, still wearing the same dress I'd had on all night. Frankly, I was exhausted, and all I could think about was tearing off this dress and enjoying a long, hot shower before reacquainting myself with my bed. But I couldn't leave Matilda all alone. Even