Adina’s POV

My head throbbed. Every part of my body ached, my hands, my chest, my throat. When I opened my eyes, the world was blurred and spinning. The smell of smoke lingered faintly in the air, clinging to my skin and hair.

At first, I didn’t know where I was. The ceiling above me looked strange… old, wooden and cracked. My mind swam through fragments of images, none of them making sense… fire, light, and voices whispering words I didn’t understand.

Then I felt warmth, strong, ...