Raven Blackwood’s POV:

Everything felt heavy. My chest, my limbs, my legs, even my breath… and my mind was foggy. It was like my body didn’t belong to me anymore. There was a strange sound ringing in my ear. I could faintly hear voices around me, but I couldn’t understand any word being said. It felt like being trapped under water, where everything sounded distant and hollow.

For a moment, I thought I was gone.

But then… there, I heard a soft beep. It sounded like the beep of a ...