The Nanny Affair
My face felt heavy, like my muscles were slow to receive commands.
Where…?
A soft beeping registered next, steady and rhythmic, like a machine exhaling. Somewhere beside me, a chair creaked, followed by a slow, even breath someone sleeping.
I blinked, opening my eyes.
Immediately, pain stabbed through my abdomen, sharp and sudden, like a hot blade.
“Aah….” The sound tore from me before I could swallow it.
The figure beside me jolted awake. Matteo.