Liam’s POV

“Liam!”

My eyes snapped open, staring blankly into space as my chest heaved. The constant beeping around me caught my attention while I struggled to push myself upright.

Pipes ran in and around me, and a bag of what looked like blood hung by the bedside, connected to my body.

Reality slammed into me as a throbbing headache pounded my skull and the searing pain in my stomach made me squint.

The images came flooding of how I’d been shot in the stomach and Aliya had been kidnapped.

“Fuck! She’s been kidnapped,” I muttered aloud, realizing it wasn’t a dream.

“Finally you’re awake,” a deep voice said. “Good.”...