Chapter 45

HAZEL

The buzzing of machines greet me as I wake up, and to my surprise, I am in a bed, and it's white all around.

A hospital? I am in the pack's hospital!

Panicking, I sit up, and my movement seems to attract a nurse.

"Lay there, and don't try doing anything I wouldn't do. You have injured yourself badly." The man says, and I try to speak, but nothing comes out. I want to ask him what’s going on.

"You want water?" The man hands me a bottle from the nearby desk and I drink from it gratefully.

"What is it?" He asks me.

"How did I get here?" I look around in confusion. "What happened?"

There's a dull ache in my head, and I sound like my voice is muffled.

The nurse shrugs. "I'm just as confused as you are. See, you were found outside the hospital, laying on the floor and there was a large wound at the back of your head. We have had to fix the tear and keep your here for the past two days."

"Two days? I've been unconscious since then?" I ask, throwing the covers off me