Chapter 47

SARAH

My eyes snapped open, only to find Grace hovering around me, her concern etched on her face. I jumped upright, startled, my body protesting in a burst of aches and pains.

The remnants of the beating Emilio had inflicted throbbed with a dull insistence, a grim reminder of the nightmare I had endured.

I took a deep breath, trying to calm my racing heart. My body still ached from the merciless beating I had endured at the hands of Emilio.

"Sarah, you're finally awake," Grace said, sounding a bit too cheerful for my current state.

"Finally?" I questioned, my voice raspy, wondering why she was making it look like I had been comatose for years.

She stepped closer, her eyes filled with concern. "You've been unconscious for two days."

"Two days?" I repeated, disbelief coloring my tone. I couldn't wrap my head around the fact that I had been out for that long.

Grace nodded solemnly. "It was touch and go for a while there, but you're a fighter."

These past weeks had been a blur of viole