Chapter 77

Leila

The hallways felt sterile; the fluorescent lights were harsh on my eyes. I followed Lorrie down a hallway up to a door of a private room.

“He’s in here.”

I pushed open the door gently, not sure if he really was awake.

A healer was checking charts on one side of the bed. “I’ll be gone in just a moment. He’s in the process of waking. You have excellent timing.” Her smile was warm, large purple scrubs supporting pens, gloves stuffed in pockets, and other typical materials of a healer on rotation. I glanced at her nametag. Naineeve.

“Thank you.” I said. Waiting patiently for her to leave, I sat myself down in the chair beside Ethan--the <