"Mr. Lloyd, Ms. Stevens, the sun's already up! Are you still not out of bed?"

The next morning, Andrew was woken up by a loud commotion outside. He got out of bed and looked out the window.

Downstairs, the Serenity Villa was already surrounded by official cars. Everyone attending the Grand Medical Summit had a government car assigned for transport, a clear sign of the province's importance to the event.

Aspen slowly sat up, her pale, delicate body covered in red marks. Last night, Andrew's