Chapter 194
Stephanie's POV
A faint, continuous buzzing echoed in the deep recesses of my ears, a familiar baritone piercing through my shattered memories, repeating itself with a persistent, heavy gravity: "Stephanie... Stephanie."
I opened my eyelids with agonizing slowness, my vision completely blurred at first before the prominent, rigid features of Alexander stabilized directly before my eyes in the immediate present. I blinked exhaustedly, desperately trying to absorb the intricate details of his sharp face and his piercing blue eyes, which carried a deeply enigmatic depth. My voice slid from my throat in a faint thread, barely audible: "Yes, Alex."
He extended his massive hand, letting it rest with an uncharacteristic lightness and gentleness over my trembling face, while speaking in his familiar, calculated composure: "Take off these clothes, shower, and rest."
