Chapter 293
- Riley’s POV
- Pain.
- That was the first thing I felt as consciousness clawed me back from the void. The anesthesia had worn off, leaving only the raw, stabbing agony that radiated from my side. My new kidney—my own kidney, returned to me—burned like fire under my skin. Each breath felt like swallowing knives, and a cold sweat broke over me, dampening the thin shift clinging to my body.