The Billionaire's Surrogate
The throbbing ache in my head intensified with each passing moment, threatening to consume me whole.
Panic seized me as I surveyed my surroundings, the sterile hospital room offering no solace, no answers to the burning question that clawed at the edges of my consciousness.
"What happened?" I whispered to myself, the words barely audible amidst the cacophony of medical equipment. And then, like a dam bursting open, the memories flooded back with chilling clarity.
Crystal.
Her name hung in the air like a ghost, haunting me with the memory of her face, etched with worry and fear. The events of the previous night crashed over me like a tidal wave, leaving me gasping for breath in their wake.