HELENA POV
* Young and Beautiful - Lana del rey*
I woke up suddenly, my body jerking like I’d missed a step on the stairs.
For half a second, I didn’t know where I was. My neck ached. My legs were numb. Something warm and solid was beneath my cheek, my arms wrapped around it instinctively.
Silas moved.
The thought hit me fully formed, sharp enough to cut through the fog.
He moved.
Relief crashed through me so fast it made me dizzy. I lifted my head, heart slamming against my ribs, already leaning closer, already searching his face.
And then—
No.
Still.
Still pale. Still unmoving. Still wired to machines that hummed and beeped and breathed for him. Still lying in the same hospital bed, sheets tucked too neatly around his body, like he might vanish if anyone let them wrinkle.
My
