ZURI

The first thing I heard was the music. Distant. Muted through stone and walls, but there.

Laughter. Cheers. And beneath it all…

Fireworks.

My eyes fluttered open. Everything felt… off.

No hard ground. No short supply of oxygen. No Adrian or Cassian.

I sat up slowly, still a bit disoriented and realized I was in a bedroom.

Candles flickered along the walls. Silks draped the bed. And when I looked down, I froze.

I was dressed for the ...