The Broken Warrior’s Daughter by Cooper

Chapter 0074

There is so much pain. It’s everywhere, overwhelming me and my senses. I try reaching out to Artemis, but she is fighting her own battle. I can feel her struggle but cannot reach her. We will need to fight this from opposites sides and meet in the middle. While I’m conscious, I can’t open my eyes or move my body, so I use my other senses.

At some point, I smell brownies again. The scent helps my body relax. I feel hands holding mine. My right hand begins to feel normal, the pain pushed away by the hand holding it. I latch on to that feeling. The only place in my body that isn’t screaming in pain.

I periodically hear voices, I can’t make any of them out, but I think one is my father’s.

When I awaken the next time, the hand holding my right one no longer pushes the pain away. The scent of brownies is faint now and my body feels tight. I try to focus on the scent, hoping it will help me relax.

I feel a draft and the scent of brownies floods my senses again. I mentally sigh. The scent calms my aching nerves and gives me some peace. I hear the sounds of a chair scraping

on the floor and then a sudden release of the pain in my leg. The hand that was holding mine before is now on my leg. My mind relaxes and I let myself fall into blissful sleep.

the pain in my leg is back. It does seem

know I’m awake and they don’t need to worry about me.

not as strong. I force my eyes open and immediately close them against the bright lights of the room. I moan

try again to open my eyes only to feel the

overhead lights. Hang on Cara, let us darken the

light switch and can see the light dim behind my eyelids. I try opening my eyes again and this time, I let them adjust. It

dry as the desert,

then. choke as the water sticks before going down my throat.

water.

in your system.” That gets my attention and I open my mouth again. This time the

open my eyes again and see that I am right. She is

more water.