Chapter 90 Not Quite Dead Yet

{Faith}

This is torture. I can't stay awake. Can't feel my legs or arms. I keep having nightmares as I lie here.

And the hallucinations… they won’t stop coming. Even now, I can smell him and feel his presence even though he’s not here.

I don't know what Susan injected into me. But once it wears off, she and I are going to have our very first fight. She better have a good explanation for why—

“Princess…”A voice, low and husky, whispers into my ear.

My heart does a backflip. I try to open my eyes, but they feel as heavy as lead.

Why does this feel so real?

I move my right hand, only to feel something hard. I press against it.

“Ouch! Be gentle…”

There it is again! That voice.

I force my eyes open with all my might. I see nothing still, but the sound of soft breathing reaches my ears.

“Ace?”

“Yes, Princess.”

An arm pulls me close. Something soft presses against the top of my head. “I am right here.”

I blink hard and open my eyes again. And then I see his face glowing in the dark. His ey