Elena
I have been in and out of consciousness for hours, finally able to sleep. I hadn’t realized how little I had while staying with Jake. Yet I am beginning to believe safety and stability are a mythical concept as I wake up to the doctor jamming a needle in my arm. My eyes flutter open at the sound of Axton’s voice. That painful reminder of him rejecting me, making me realize my connection to him is severed.
How I hadn’t noticed that the bond wasn’t fully broken is beyond me. Now, to match the pain in my back, there’s a void in my chest, a coldness, and a sinking feeling to go along with it. It feels like dread, like someone has removed a limb, and I am now having to learn to live without it.
Lexa has fallen quiet. She revels in the sound of his voice, despite the broken bond, and
