Nikolai

I woke up with a sharp disorienting jolt, my heart jerking in my chest at an unnatural rhythm.

Suddenly, I felt a stinging sensation spread across my face. Pain slammed into my skull as if something inside my head had split open. A low groan tore from my chest before I could stop it.

And just as it came, it disappeared abruptly.

That was weird.

I rolled onto my side, my breath coming too fast, too shallow. The room spun violently, the ceiling tilting, sliding out of ...