Chapter 434

Hospital. The strong smell of disinfectant stung a little. Hanson Bentley blinked slowly as the harsh overhead light forced his brows to tighten in discomfort. He felt like he hadn’t fully escaped that dream yet, and honestly, he didn’t want to. Even though his eyes were adjusting to the light, he lay there motionless, almost like he was hoping if he stayed still long enough, he could slip right back into it. Then a voice cracked through the silence. “Sir, you’re awake?” The man by his bed quickly leaned over with relief. Hanson frowned even harder and struggled to sit up, propping himself up with one arm. “Thank goodness you're finally awake, sir! You really scared all of us. You can't keep pushing like this anymore. You know all those vultures in Aeterna have their eyes glued to you. If something had—” “Nigel, you talk too much.” Hanson cut him off, clearly annoyed. His gut was already twisted in pain, and now he had to listen to this guy ramble on and on? Made it worse. The man by t