CHAPTER 70
ALEXANDER’S POV
He was awake.
His eyes darted across the room and on his face was etched an expression of horror. He breathed in sharp gasps as he tried standing from his bed. But as he tried to move, the IV line snaking into veins pulled him back as he winced. His eyes traveled down to it as he slowly shook his head.
“MARAAA!” he shouted as he began clawing at the line, trying to pull it off.
He was going to hurt himself.
“Dad,” I muttered under his breath and he turned his head sharply to me.
But even as his eyes settled on mine, he still tugged at the IV line, desperate to get it off.
“Mara?” he whispered as he grabbed the sheet draped over his thigh, ready to throw it over.
“Hey, calm down,” I shouted as I quickly rushed to his side. I gripped his bed rail, s
