Chapter 146

Viona's POV

The morning haze still clung to me like cobwebs when I stirred. My body was heavy, my head still aching with the lingering effects of the hangover. For a moment I tried to force my eyes shut again, to pretend sleep would shield me from the shame and confusion pressing on my chest. But then the ache in my body shifted-sharp, raw-and my eyes flew open.

It wasn't just the throbbing in my head. My lower body ached with a soreness I hadn't felt in a long time, like it has ...