Rhea’s POV

I felt alive!

A feeling of having a near death experience but having a sudden burst of fresh air like I'd been reborn. All organs changed.

It felt like my ears were working for the first time. I could hear the sounds of birds chirping in the air, the rush of water in the distance. The breeze, the way the trees danced to their rhythm. Each sound stood out.

The shift had happened. I could tell by the way my heart thumped more steady. Like a missing space had been filled. My ...