Chapter 16

EVANGELINE

I woke up to a pounding in my skull and an incessant beeping that I just couldn’t get to stop.

It wasn’t until I managed to open my eyes that I realized the beeping wasn’t coming from me, it was coming from the machine right next to me. Someone had hooked me up to an IV and a monitor for my heart.

“What the fuck?” I groaned out, trying to pull myself to a sitting position, but I felt a hand rest on my shoulder.

“Don’t,” a nurse said, her voice soft. “You need to rest.”

Her eyes were warm as she gently helped me back into a lying position. I reached up to touch my hair but my fingers met smooth material.

It was only then I remembered what happened. I remembered Margaret coming on, her words, how desperately she’d tried to upset me. I remembered ignoring her and walking away only to feel hands pushing me forward.

Everything was hazy after that.

“Who brought me in here?” I asked.

“Your mate. He carried you in.”

I was surprised.

The Alexander I knew didn’t care about me. That h