Sometime after her failed attempts to shift, Lily had fallen back asleep. It was a restless kind of half-sleep though, interrupted by the incessant beeping of the heart rate monitor and the uncomfortable tightness of the restraints. When she was woken up by someone touching her cheek, she felt as if she had barely gotten any sleep at all.
“You’re awake.” The sound of the male voice she had dreaded hearing rose goosebumps on Lily’s skin.
Erikson was standing next to her bed, leaning over to stroke her cheek with his thumb and gazing down at her with those icy blue eyes that had starred in some of her nightmares. Lily drew her head away from his hand, wishing her arms were free to swat him away like the disgusting bug he was.
“I’m so glad you’re finally here,” Erikson said, his face tr
