Lina's POV - Home, Day 18, Morning
I wake up in the guest bedroom and I can barely move. My body hurts. My throat is still sore. My legs are weak from sitting in bed for two weeks.
But my head is clear. I know exactly what I need to do.
I try to get out of bed and my legs almost give out. I have to hold onto the bedpost so I don't fall. I'm not strong enough to fight Rio the normal way. But I don't need to be. I just need to be smarter than him.
Rio finds me struggling and comes to help me right away.
"Don't push yourself," he says. "You heard what the doctor said. Go slow."
He helps me to the living room where my laptop is already set up on the couch with pillows and blankets. My company needs me. I have deals to manage. I have emails to answer. But my body won't cooperate.
"I need to work," I tell Rio. "My team is waiting."
"Then work from here," he says. "But let me help you."
