Amber’s POV
I blinked open my eyes and was immediately blinded by the bright lights. Wincing, I closed my eyes again, at least until they could adjust.
When they did, I glanced around. Seeing the medical equipment, I knew at once I was in the hospital. Tilting my head, I found Julian seated at my side. His hand was on the mattress, holding mine. I looked down at how our fingers were intertwined.
He wasn’t looking at me in the moment, but instead his eyes were on his phone. A line split his brow, making him seem troubled. I wondered what he was reading, then remembered, unlike in my unconscious dreaming when I had been viewing memories, I could interact in reality. In the present.
“What are you reading?” I asked.
“Oh, just some emails from the council about…” he stopped, then startled
