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Avalyn's POV

Beeping. A slow, steady beeping filled my ears – and yet the throb within my head was trying to dull all of my senses. Slowly, I opened my eyes and took in my surroundings. I was once again within the hospital, and that was the last place I wanted to be.

The steady beeping came from a machine that was dripping fluids into my arm – not a comforting sight. I hated being bedridden and invalid like this and feeling like I wasn‘t capable of taking care of myself.

“She‘s resting now, but she is okay=” Natalie's voice made me turn my attention to the partially–closed door. I wasn‘t sure who she was talking to, but I had no doubt it was Logan or Rebecca. They always seemed to be there for me when I was in trouble.

“I can‘t believe this happened. I feel so horrible about it all. I should never have let her go alone,” Rebecca whispered. I hated the guilt I heard in her voice. She wasn‘t to blame for this.

Logan's angry voice replied, “you know

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