*Caterina*

An intoxicating and familiar scent hit me in the blank unconsciousness that had consumed me. My eyes fluttered open as the salty sizzling smell of bacon pulled me into the waking land. Excitement pooled in the center of my stomach, and I shifted slightly, immediately regretting it as my muscles and limbs sharply ached in response.

I groaned, feeling so sore that just the thought of getting up had me flinching. There wasn’t a single part of me that wasn’t ...