Chapter 227 - Talia

I blinked, couldn't see past my lashes. Groaning, I lifted my hand. Or tried to. Something was stabbing the back of my hand.

Trying my left hand, I let out a soft sigh at getting it to move the way I wanted it to. I rubbed my eyes. Blinked some more.

Finally.

Low light brightened the space, but it wasn't familiar. I looked all around, tried to find something in the weirdness that was recognizable. There. In the far corner was a man I knew.

"Ark," I said. My voice was so quiet, I wasn't sure it even made it out of my mouth.

But he heard it. He jolted awake, grabbed his belly with a groan. "You're awake."

I nodded. Probably more of a chin wiggle than anything else, but it worked. "Yeah."

He bolted up from his chair, his arm cradled his belly. "Let me get the doctor. Hang on." He tapped the end of my bed as he raced by. Ripping the door open, he stuck his head out. "SHE'S AWAKE!"

He pulled his head back in and made his way back to my side. "You've just come out of su