Everything seemed to be a dream, all hazy and surreal. Her playing with Shey had been some of the most satisfying sex in her life. It had also been exhausting both physically and mentally. Somehow Alina had ended back up in the spare room, but she was not sure how that was all a blur. Her dreams were pleasant and happy but she wanted to get back to Ben. Despite all the fun she was having she missed him. The voices were still in disagreement over him, but that did not matter much to her at the moment. At some point in time she had thought Shey or Dherris or both had come into the room. She had tried to open and eyes and smile at them, but had been suddenly hit with a wave of sleepiness and fell back asleep.<br/><br/>No real dreams came to her in her sleep, just darkness and a sense of movement. Her return to reality was slow as the sedative finally began to wear off. Her mind was groggy form the medicine and so where the voices. The first thing she noticed that she was not under a nice set of covers but something that felt rather thin and papery. Quickly after that, she felt hand cuffs around her limbs, keeping her form moving. The cuffs around her hands and arm, sent her into a panic, and she was too afraid to open her eyes. Part of her was convinced that everything had been a dream and she was back in the hands of her tormentor. Her panicking turned into desperate thrashing as she pulled at the hand cuffs. Panic had overcome the nerve center and she did not notice the pain as the cuffs cut into her wrists.<br/><br/><br/>â€œCalm down, your safeâ€ A human voice said form above her, as she felt warm plastic against her head. Looking up there was young man dressed in a doctors uniform standing above her. Her breathing began to slow as she realized that she was not where she thought she was. â€œGood girlâ€ She heard him say again begin to move away. Confusion was written all over her face and the doctor must have seen that. â€œDonâ€™t worry the demon canâ€™t hurt you any more, we took care of him.â€ She heard him tell her gently. Alina was confused further.<br/><br/>*What did you do with Dherris and where is Shey?* was the first thought on her mind but she kept her mouth shut. Now was neither the time nor the place. First of all, she would not get any answers and secondly she might just cause more trouble. While it did not should good for Dherris, she was confident that Shey and he had not been taken off guard like she had been. She was well aware that she was still chained to a hospital bed. Opening her eyes, she found herself in a decent hospital in a private room. This was a far cry from the cold bloodstained dungeon she expected to be in.<br/><br/>Another man in a slick formal dress uniform walked into the room followed by a couple of guards. *Now they take me way* Alina thought looking for some way to get out. The man with the uniform had service pistol strapped on his belt. If she could just manage to get an arm free she might be able to get it and escape. Unfortunately the man stopped well out of reach and sat down in a chair staring at her. A priest, she had not noticed before stepped forward from behind where the man had been.<br/><br/>He held a talisman to his god to her forehead and began to chant in a language she only heard priests use. At the words, pain burned though her body, causing her to convulse and pull against the bonds. Snarling in pain, it felt like her blood was burning and Alina could feel the hellhound in her raging against it trying to get free of her body. A small whimper of pain left her lips as the priest pulled the talisman away. â€œVery strong demon taint, not sure if we can remove all of it, but clearly they have harmed her greatly.â€ He said to the man in the uniform how proceeded to write that down. Alina snarled at the priest for daring to suggest Shey and Dherris would hurt her. She missed the nod the other man gave to the doctor, who had come around behind her. Feeling a quick sting, Alina looked over to see an IV stuck into her. Shock showed clearly in her eyes as the world grew fuzzy and she glared at the doctor. Soon her eye lids were too heavy to keep open. Her mind was slowing down, and she wondered briefly if she would wake again.