Chapter 287
Chapter Two Hundred Eighty-Seven
Sephie
I knew I was in a hospital by the smell. That’s a smell that you don’t find anywhere else. I could hear
voices in and out. I knew the guys were with me. I felt Adrik’s hand in mine. I could hear Ivan telling
them what happened. My body reacted when Ivan was going through the events while we were in that
room. I heard Adrik talking to me, trying to calm me, but it wasn’t working. The shaking got worse. I
could feel it, but it also felt like I didn’t have control over my own body. There was a disconnect
between my brain and my body. I was trying to move, but I couldn’t.
I felt Andrei’s warmer than average hands under my shoulders and Stephen’s ice-cold hands on my
legs, lifting me gently. I could feel the bed dip beside me as Adrikid down next to me. I could smell
him. I just wanted to be close to him. When Andrei gently eased me back toward the bed, I knew I
wasn’t close enough to Adrik, but I couldn’t move right. I struggled to turn toward him, hoping they
would see.
I couldn’t do anything. I couldn’t see. I couldn’t speak. I couldn’t move. But I could hear. And I could
feel. Andrei and Stephen did notice my struggle and turned me so I could be closer to Adrik. As soon
as they put my head on his shoulder, my body rxed and the shaking subsided. I wanted to be closer
still, but this would have to do for now.
I was in and out of consciousness throughout the…day? Night? I had no idea what day it was. Or what
night it was. It didn’t really matter, to be honest. My body stayed rxed as long as I was close to Adrik.
I heard the doctore in and tell Adrik that he wanted to check me. I felt Adrik shift underneath me
and I knew I was going to start shaking again. I tried to tell him, but I still couldn’t speak. Whatever they
sedated me with this time was taking longer to wear off. I didn’t like it. I couldn’t control my own body.
I felt the doctor’s hands checking me over. I felt Andrei and Misha move me. I felt the shaking start
once I was, apart from Adrik. I felt Andrei and Misha put me back against Adrik, but then I felt a very
weird feeling. It was much the same as when Sal was staring at my boobs and Armando was looking at
me half-naked, I didn’t like it. It didn’tst long, however. I couldn’t see and I couldn’t hear him, but I
knew Ivan was standing over me. Since we were grabbed, I’d been able to feel him much the same
way I could feel Adrik, just not as strongly. He had his own energy signature. I knew he was standing
over me, protecting me. It was a different feeling with Ivan. With Adrik, it felt like he was standing with
me, beside me, anytime he was being protective with me, With Ivan, it was like a protective bubble that
he put me in, while he stood guard against whatever he perceived to be the threat. The weird, gross
feeling went away almost immediately and I knew it was Ivan silently daring the doctor to continue
whatever it was that was making me have this feeling. I finally felt the doctor leave the room.
I also heard Ivan’s voice talking to the guys, but it was hard to hear anything except Ivan for a few
minutes. I knew Adrik was still with me, but the protective bubble that Ivan put me in blocked everything
else out.
I woke up again, after sleeping for who knows how long. Adrik was still as close to me as possible, his
arm hoiding me gently but firmly. I knew he was asleep, because his hand was still. When he was
awake, his hand would lightly run up and down my back. I tried to move my body to see if it would work
yet. This time I could open my eyes. Everything was blurry for a moment, but the room started toe
into focus. I knew I wouldn’t be able to move the arm: that was in a sling and I wasying on my good
arm. I tried to wiggle my toes. It
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actually worked this time, so I tried to move my foot, then my lower leg. Everything worked. Finally.
I stretched my legs and immediately regretted it. Shooting pain through my entire body caused me to
let out something in between a scream, a yelp, and a cough. Adrik was jolted awake, as were the guys.
Adrik was immediately concerned and we were quickly surrounded by each one of the guys.
“Sephie, what’s wrong?” Adrik asked. He was looking me over, trying to figure out what happened. He
noticed. my eyes were open and stopped to look at me, his wide smile stretching across his face. “I
missed you,” he said. quietly.
I tried to talk, but nothing came out. My throat felt horribly dry. I ended up coughing once, which made
me wince in extreme pain.
“You shouldn’t try to talk yet, spider monkey. You need water first,” Andrei said as he walked to a table
next to another bed in the room. There was a small pitcher there, with water in it. He poured a small
amount of water into a cup and brought it to me. While he fetched me water, Misha and Viktor helped
move me and adjust the bed so I could sit up a little more. Sitting up made it easier to breathe, so I was
thankful for the change.
Andrei handed me the water, saying, “slowly,” with a stern look on his face. I smiled weakly at him as I
drank the water. Oh, that felt good.
“Once you keep that down, you can have more,” Ivan said. “Can you blink?” I blinked my eyes to show
him. “Good. Two blinks for yes, one blink for no,” he said. I nodded my head once.
“Are you in pain, solnishko?” Adrik asked. I blinked twice. He cursed under his breath.
“Can you breathe better now?” Ivan asked. Two blinks.”
“Are you nauseous?” Andrei asked. I thought for a minute, then blinked once. I wasn’t happy about not
being. in control of my body for so long, but at least I wasn’t nauseous this time. He went to refill the
cup with water? He poured a little bit more this time, then handed it back to me. I drank it slowly. My
body felt weak. And painful.
“Do you want to know who won the bet on how long it took them to find us?” Ivan asked, a grin on his
bruised. and battered face. Two blinks. “Technically, neither of us. 30 hours,” he said, smiling at me.
“You were closer,” I managed to say in a whisper. “I’m d.” I smiled at all the guys and leaned my
head toward Adrik. Andrei refilled my cup yet again. This time, he filled it uppletely. I drank part of
it, but then handed it to Adrik, who finished it. I was sure he hadn’t had anything to eat or drink the
whole time I’d been out. He drank it quickly, handing the empty cup back to Andrei. I gave Adrik a
sympathetic look for keeping him trapped yet again.
“Don’t you dare try to apologize,” he said. “I would stay here until the end of time with you.” He leaned
over and kissed my forehead gently.
“How long?” I whispered.
Viktor looked at his watch. “Right about 24 hours this time, but considering what you went through, I’d
say
you’re ahead of schedule, sestrichka,” he said, giving me a wink and his broad, handsome smile.
I smiled back at him, but it was weak. Everything felt weak. And painful. So painful.
“How much pain are you in, princess? On a scale of 1-10,” Ivan asked. I thought for a minute, taking
inventory of my body. I held up 5 fingers, then 3 fingers. “So, like a 13 for normal people, then?” Ivan
asked, grinning at
1.
“Do you want some pain meds? The doctor said you were going to be in severe pain for a couple
days,” Adrik said. He could tell by the look on my face that I wasn’t happy with that option. He smiled
softly at me. “I’m not sure ibuprofen is going to be enough for this time, love.”
“How much longer do I have to stay here?’ I whispered.
“You still have a chest tube in, but the doctor said that might be able toe out soon. You have to
stay another day after thates out to make sure your lung stays inted, then you should be able to
leave,” Ivan said.
I peeked underneath the hospital gown that I was wearing, trying to find the chest tube. “Can we take it
out now?” I asked quietly as I was looking. Adrik grabbed my hand, pulling me very gently against him.
He wasughing at me, but he was also still concerned about me. He looked at his watch. “The doctor
should being back soon to check on you before he leaves for the day. We can ask him then.”