Chapter 228

Chapter 228

Eden

"Eden, wake up."

I recognize the voice. Someone who comes in for coffee at the shop, but it also seems more familiar than that.

"C'mon Eden, you're out of surgery."

Surgery? What did I have surgery on? Then it all comes flooding back. The pain I'd felt for days, trying to make it through so I could keep making money. Devante finding me at the shop, and then bringing me to the hospital. Him not leaving my side since this started, and being everything I've needed him to be.

With a gasp, I surface from underneath whatever was keeping me down.

"There you are."

Karsyn is standing over me. Not long ago she took a job here, and I don't think I've ever been so happy to see someone in my life. Knowing the face staring back at me is a relief.

"Am I okay?" I sob unexpectedly.

"Aww, you're fine." She pushes back my hair. "Do you want a cool washcloth for your face?"

I nod, trying to keep my chin from wobbling, my teeth from chattering. "What's happening to me?"

"Is