Isabella’s POV Ugh, my head is killing me. I can hear everything around me, and that incessant beeping sound drives me insane. What is that? It’s so loud, so sharp, like a knife stabbing into my skull with every pulse. I try to open my eyes, but the light is too bright, too harsh. I wince, squeezing them shut again as I groan softly. “Liam?” I called. I could smell his scent, so I knew he was here, even if I couldn’t open my eyes. “Hey, hey, you were asleep for too long. Don’t try to move, baby,” he cooed, and it was the only noise I didn’t find frustrating. “What-where? Wait,” I couldn’t find the right choice of words; all I wanted to know was where I was, what had happened to my baby, and whether Mathias was dead. But when I opened my eyes… I couldn’t believe what Tammie was howli