Felicia's gaze wandered.

She knew clearly that everything that happened yesterday was not a dream but a real sequence of events. She had even personally undressed Stephan when he was unconscious from his injuries. But he would never know about that.

And it was better that way-if he did, it would be one more trouble she didn't need.

She wisely chose not to press the matter further because he said nothing. Her eyes shifted to the water dispenser in the room, and she swallowed with difficulty.

She was so thirsty.

She regretted not asking the nurse to bring her a cup of warm water earlier.

Just as Felicia hesitated to get up and take the IV bag to the water dispenser, she saw Stephan move. He took a disposable cup with his long, clean hands and filled it with water. What a good person!

She was about to reach out to take the cup but saw him leisurely drink from it himself.

She was speechless.

Her lips twitched, and her eyes unconsciously flashed with irritation and silent accusation.

barely betrayed a

and

in front of her was long and graceful-a lovely hand. His nails were neatly trimmed, and the veins on his hand were distinct, giving it an unexpectedly

admire it silently. She took the cup and drank

refuse and filled another cup

a

and tests between them. Yet, after this experience, things seemed to have gotten better. She looked at him gratefully, and

feel hungry anymore. She asked,

in a nearby county," he replied, though he didn't remember the county's

figured it was the closest county to Alverton, so it made sense they had

to make a call to let everyone know I'm okay. Do you

away when she fell into the water,

drip was almost done, and once it was removed, she planned to borrow a phone from the nurse to let the village know she was

her accident would

wondered where Shawn was and if he

remembered that Stephan had saved Lucas when she grabbed the vine after sliding down the slope. Though

Shawn must have been severely injured and captured

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