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.

slept for a long while to the point that she could not wake

spoke beside her

and saw that his fair,

she asked, "Where am

terribly raspy and

he quickly added, "Don't

did not believe that 'safe' applied when she

to resist since

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

wrist attached to an

up with John's

throat was

up and poured her a glass of water. "Wait a moment. I'll

myself," Cordy insisted, mustering

tired, and she suddenly realized that

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

stared at him then-she was asleep

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