Wonders Never Cease (Harlequin Super Romance) by Salonen Debra

Author:Salonen, Debra [Salonen, Debra]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin Enterprises
Published: 2012-04-16T00:00:00+00:00

JILL REGAINED CONSCIOUSNESS in stages. First, she heard little noises in the distance; then, she picked up bigger sounds, louder and more immediate: the low murmur of voices, the clatter of plastic trays banging against the side of a metal cart, the hum of a heating unit.

Gradually she realized she was alive, but her first, clear thought was water. She couldn’t remember ever being as thirsty. She opened her mouth to ask for a drink.

“Argrulawah.” The low-pitched gurgling sound brought a rush of panic. A man in black. The statue. The emergency room. Darkness. What happened? Why can’t I see? Why can’t I speak? Where am I?

Answers came to her as images, which she linked together like a child with a connect-the-dots puzzle. Ben. At her door. Czar. Barking a warning. Bright lights. A safe haven.

Her rapidly beating heart started to slow. I’m in the hospital. I’m alive. That’s a start.

She directed her focus on opening her eyes. What should have been a simple task required every bit of her energy. She could hear herself panting from the exertion.

She was rewarded with a tentative flutter of eyelashes that told her something was impeding her progress. By concentrating, she sensed something wrapped across her face. Bandages? Her first impulse was to reach up and brush it off, but neither of her hands worked.

Suddenly swamped by a feeling of claustrophobia, Jill teetered on the verge of panic. Silent cries of frustration echoed in her head. Did anyone know she was alive, trapped in her mute body?

Jill fought for control. She remembered her father telling her once, “Fear breeds panic, panic fuels disaster.”

She took a deep breath. Her ribs felt funny. Actually, her whole body felt strange—disconnected, somehow. Am I paralyzed?

She tried moving her leg and heard a rustling sound. Legs work.

Logic seemed to dictate that if she’d been revived in the emergency room and brought back to life courtesy of modern medicine then there should be a doctor or nurse monitoring her progress. Shouldn’t someone be able to tell she’d regained consciousness?

So where are the bells and whistles? Where’s my doctor? Is anybody out there?

Suddenly Jill sensed another presence in the room. She couldn’t explain the strange sort of spine-tingling sensation that told her someone had entered her room. She knew it even before she heard the soft whooshing sound of fabric brushing against something. That sound was followed by the smell of a harsh disinfectant blended with a scent she remembered well from her Peter days.

Aramis cologne. A man. Maybe my doctor. Maybe he’ll give me a drink if I can let him know I’m awake.

She detected another sound. Breathing? Jill didn’t know how else to explain it—not raspy and obvious, but soft and steady. Weird. What was even weirder was the notion she could “hear” a second breather when a new entity entered the room.

Jill felt as though her ears were actually twitching, trying to pick up these sounds. Wow. This is bizarre.

“How’s your patient doing, Doctor?” a female voice asked.

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