_Leah’s POV_

Darkness wrapped around me like thick fog.

For a few seconds, I didn’t know where I was. I didn’t know who I was. There was no sound, no light, only a deep heaviness pulling me down. My body felt numb as if I had sunk to the bottom of a cold lake.

"Leah...."

The voice reached me faintly. It was distant like it was calling to me through thick water.

“Leah, wake up!”

I groaned softly. My head throbbed as if it were being split open. Every part of me hurt. My chest ...