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Chapter Fifty-Nine
Sephie
I had no idea what time it was, or what day it was when I finally woke up. It was completely dark in the
room, so I couldn’t tell if it was day or night. I checked the bed, searching for Adrik. No luck. Just me.
I vaguely remembered not being able to stand up before, so I slowly moved to the side of the bed. I
swung my legs over the side of the bed and sat up. The room was stable so far. This was a good sign. I
stood slowly. My legs felt weak, but I could stand up. Okay, I can do this. I took a few steps toward the
bathroom. So far so good.
I had my arms out in front of me as I couldn’t see the bathroom door very well. I found the wall and felt
my way to the door. I found the light switch and flinched when I turned on the light. That was a bad
idea. I squinted to find my way around the bathroom and do what I needed to do. I stood in front of the
mirror. My face was bruised, as I expected it would be, but it wasn’t nearly as bad as I thought it was
going to be. I took inventory of my body. Adrik had put one of his shirts on me. I pulled it up. My body
was multi-colored. I had bruises around my ribs and down my left side. Pretty.
I left the bathroom light on so I could see in the bedroom. I found a pair of panties, a bra, and a pair of
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtshorts and threw those on. I did everything at a snail’s pace, but I could manage. I only felt a dull ache
in my head as I moved around the bedroom.
When I opened the bedroom door, I could hear voices. I walked down the hallway, walking close to the
wall to help steady myself. When I got to the end of the hallway, I could see Adrik and all the guys
sitting on the couches. Adrik saw me and rushed to me, picking me up immediately. “Solnishko, what
are you doing out of bed? Are you okay?”
“I’m okay. I feel better, somewhat. What time is it?” I asked, settling into his arms as he walked me to
the couch.
Misha, with his wide smile, said, “more like what day is it.”
I looked at him, confused. “What do you mean?”
He looked at his watch. “You’ve been asleep for 36 hours now. You slept through the entire day, then
most of the next one.”
“S hut up.” I thought he was playing a trick on me.
“It’s true, solnishko,” Adrik said as he kissed my cheek. He looked at me, brushing my hair from my
face. He still had a look of concern on his face.
“What was in those painkillers?” I said scratching my head. They all laughed at me,
Misha asked, “are you still hungry? You said you were starving in the hospital. I promised to get you
food once we got back here, but then you passed out for a day and a half.”
I thought for a minute. I really wasn’t hungry. My stomach did not feel right. I must’ve made a funny
face, thinking about not wanting to eat, because Misha laughed. “I’ve never seen you turn down food
before. What was in those painkillers??”
Ivan had gotten up to go the kitchen. He came back with water for me. He handed it to me and said,
“start with this
first. If you can handle water, then you’ll be able to eat soon. If water is too much, then you need to wait
a little longer for the drugs to leave your system.”
“Thank you, Ivan.” I took the glass and took a sip. Okay, I was really thirsty. I took a big gulp and Adrik
pulled the glass from my lips.
“Easy, love. Go slow or you’ll definitely p uke it up.”
I pushed my bottom lip out but didn’t fight him on it. I hated to p uke, so I would do whatever was
needed to avoid
that.
“Can you remember what happened, princess?” Ivan asked me.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmI thought for a moment. I nodded my head. “Mostly, I think. We had just left the hotel and Mr. Turner.
There were lots of people on the sidewalk like all at once. I remember Misha glanced at me and then
the next thing I knew he was going one way and I was going the other. I hit the ground hard, but so did
the guy that jumped on me. He kind of faltered and his grip on me loosened. I flipped him off me, like
Viktor taught me. As I was getting up, I saw Misha get free from the guy that was on him. I remember
being really pi ssed. I jumped on the guy and started hitting him. There was something familiar about it
that I still can’t place. Misha pulled me off him and you guys know the rest.”
“Familiar how?” Viktor asked. “Familiar in how he acted? How he smelled? How he sounded?”
I thought back to the guy. “He didn’t look like he was entirely with it when he attacked me. Like, it was
too easy for me to get him off me.”
Misha sat up. “I had the same thought. When I got the guy off me the first time and he came back for
more, he looked like he was unsteady. Like he was high.”
Ivan said, “if they were high, that would explain why neither one of them has woken up yet.”
My eyes went wide. “That’s what it was! My uncle used to have the same look when he was high on
pills and would beat the s hit out of me!” I realized too late what I had just said in front of all of them, my
hand flying to cover my m outh. Adrik knew, of course, but none of the guys knew about that yet.
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