CHAPTER SEVENTY-NINE

Irina's POV 

Darkness surrounded me. It was thck and heavy.

I could not see anything. I could not move.

Was I dead? Was this what death felt like?

No, I could still hear sounds. Though it was distant and muffled.

I tried to move but my body would not respond.

The drugs must still be working.

I fought against the darkness, trying to wake up. But it was like swimming through mud. It was impossible.

Then I felt a sensation. Pressure was put on my stomach. I felt something touching me.

Panic flooded through me immediately. What were they doing?

"Scalpel," a voice said. It was cold and...