Lying in bed, Zoe Pierce felt that the worst of her discomfort wasn't in her limbs, but in a spot just to the side of her spine.
She had to rely entirely on her arm strength just to stay sitting up.
Chase Shaw steadied her. "Does the wound hurt?"
Zoe Pierce shook her head. "It doesn't hurt, but the nerves there feel really sensitive." She could feel it pull with the slightest movement.
"That's normal." It was a side effect of the flesh regenerating too quickly.
Zoe Pierce nodded.
Nathan Lockwood felt that Zoe Pierce seemed a little different.
She seemed calmer, more still.
The way she looked at them was different from usual. Especially now—even though she was leaning for support, her gaze never left him and Chase Shaw.
"Why are you looking at us like that?"
Zoe Pierce didn't feel like her gaze was any different.
"I just want to look at you," she said earnestly.
Even Chase Shaw's expression changed slightly as he looked at her.
