Chapter Thirty-three

"Aiden, you have to wake up!" 

Her voice filtered through the fog like a dim light, guiding him through the darkness that was surrounding him.

"Aiden, please. Wake the fuck up!"

He could hear the desperation in her voice but his world was thick and murky, barely letting her light through. The more he tried to make his way to the distant light, the further he could feel himself drifting into the abyss of darkness that threatened to engulf him forever.

"Aiden, please, come to me. Open your eyes. I need you."

I'm trying, he said, or at least, he thought he did. His body refused to cooperate with what he wanted it to do. He want