Chapter 428

The elevation of the slope made it difficult to traverse and even more so for John, who had to carry Cordy.

However, she was really spent and could not even open her eyes as she leaned in his arms.

She vaguely heard cars screeching to a stop and the whirring rotors of a helicopter...

Patrick's people had probably arrived.

What perfect timing-not a moment too soon and not a moment too late.

With that, Cordy finally dozed off.

When she woke up again, she found herself in a place she did not recognize.

It was not the hospital, her apartment in North City, or John's apartment.

She blinked, her eyelids still feeling very heavy just like her head.

while to the point that

deep voice spoke beside her just then, quietly and

that his

asked, "Where

was terribly raspy and

replied, but he quickly

'safe' applied when she was on the Stuarts'

not have the strength to resist since

told her and arched his back to gently pick her up, and he placed several soft pillows behind

that she saw she had her wrist attached to

with

was

poured her a glass of

can do it myself," Cordy insisted, mustering all her

and she suddenly realized

told her, holding the glass beside her lips. "You've been asleep for three days, and you haven't eaten anything. The IV was the only thing sustaining you, so

at him then-she was asleep

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