The light was blinding at first when Liam raised his eyelids. Then he gently shut them for a second before reopening them again.

After his vision had gotten adjusted to the light, he squeezed his eyes shut and shook his head for a second to pulled himself together. Then he stared down at Ali laying beside him.

At that moment the shock Liam felt caused his heartbeat to stop for almost three seconds. 

However, when he lifted his head and his eyes met with Carmen's angry gaze, he lost track of how fast his heartbeat increased. 

In a haste move, Liam rushed out of the bed, only to realize that...