Chapter 48: Waking Up

(Cassie POV)

Finally, the doctors announced that Jason was healed and ready to be woken up out of his coma. They said that it would take about two hours for him to wake up. They said it was fine for him to have visitors in the room waiting for him to wake up, but they encouraged us to limit the number of people. Of course, given Jason’s family and his role in the pack, “limiting the number of people” meant that there were around 30 people all piled in the room, eager to see and talk to him.

Right at the two hour mark, Jason began to stir. Little by little, we saw him start to move his fingers, and then his toes, then his arms and legs. Finally, he groggily opened his eyes and looked around the room at all the people.

I had chosen to stay in the back by the door, wanting his parents and sisters to be center stage. As Jason scanned the room, he and I locked eyes. I gave him a half-smile.

Turning back to his mother, he asked for a glass of water, in a hoarse voice that indicated t