_Leah's POV_

Exhaustion finally dragged me under.

I did not remember when my eyes closed. My body was still tied to the chair. My head was slumped forward and my neck was aching from the strain. My muscles screamed in pain. My wrists burned where the ropes cut into my skin. I was so tired that even fear could not keep me awake anymore.

Athena’s presence wrapped weakly around my thoughts.

Rest now, Leah, she whispered. You will need strength.

“I don’t want to sleep,” I thought ...