C21 After the Procedure

He let go of me abruptly, pushing my head to the side. He wasn’t too forceful, but the action was enough to send pain shooting from my jaw down to the pit of my stomach.

It was so unexpected that I curled my toes inside my shoes.

I hadn’t fully recovered from my fever, and the confrontation with Kieran took a lot of toll on my weakened body. When he suddenly let go, I felt my knees wobble