I open my eyes to a too-bright room and concerned faces bending over me. Their closeness frightens me.

“Where am I?” I croak.

“You’ve been in an accident,” a woman soothes, pulling a blanket up over me. “But you’re going to be all right.” On the inside of her arm is a tattoo of a black cat with golden eyes.

I stare to the badge on her uniform—Moriah Handley, RN.

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