The morning sun was an obnoxious shade of bright when Samantha groaned awake, feeling every single muscle in her body protest. Her limbs were heavy, her back ached, and even the tips of her fingers felt sore. She blinked up at the ceiling, then slowly turned her head to see Callum sitting beside her, already dressed, his sharp violet eyes studying her with clinical precision.
"Why do I feel like I got trampled by a werewolf pack?" she muttered, stretching but immediately regretting it when her muscles screamed in protest.
Callum arched an eyebrow, his doctor mode fully activated.
"Because you probably did, in a manner of speaking." He reached out and pressed his palm to her forehead, then gently trailed his fingers down her arm. "Samantha, your body's not healing properly."
She frowned. "What do you mean? I should heal."