RIVEN BLACKWOOD POV

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A WEEK EARLIER

Cold water splashed onto my face, and I gasped awake, choking as some of it got into my lungs.

I blinked, trying to get my vision to adjust to the dim lighting in the room as water dripped into my eyes

I tried to move and groaned as pain zapped through the length of my arm.

Both of my hands were chained above my head. And I could tell that it had been a while since I passed out as they were so numb that I couldn't even feel them.

My legs ...