Liana POV
It is pitch dark when I wake up. My upper body is on fire and my head is throbbing but strangely enough, I am calm. I groan as pain radiates through me as I sit up. Something heavy is on my waist and I scream as I touch the arm that is draped over me.
“Liana?” Axel says urgently. “It’s me.”
“Axel?” Surprised I turn on the bedside lamp and immediately regret it as the light intensifies my headache.
“How are you feeling?” His voice is thick with sleep as he sits up.
“Like s**t,” I mumble as I close my eyes.
“Are you in pain?” He asks concerned.
“A lot,” I whimper, pressing my fingers against my temples.
“I’ll take care of it,” he stands up and walks out of the room.
Involuntarily, I replay the previous night’s events, but I cannot remember when Axel got into the picture. I
