Jade’s pov:
I came to the feeling of a pleasurable butterfly caress on the back of my hand. It was kind of unusual, seeing as Alex usually caressed my back during my sleep, but I brushed it off.
I came to, after the most terrible nightmare, and I realized I needed to make sure it wouldn't come to pass, ever.
“What are you doing up, Alex? It's still early,” I grumbled sleepily, my voice hoarse as one who had slept a lot.
“Jade,” mom’s voice reached me even as the hand covering mine tightened ever so slightly.
“Mom?” I mumbled and then opened my eyes at long last.
I found myself in a room so white it was grating on my nerves. I was in one of the clinic’s rooms, and yet I had no recollection of what might have brought me here.
What was going on?
“Mom?” I began tentatively, not quite s
