**Lucia POV**

The first thing I felt was the light. It was the bright, harsh light of a hospital, burning through my eyelids, forcing me to come back to a world I was not sure I wanted to see again.

Then came the pain.

It started in my shoulder, a deep, steady throb. It felt like someone was driving a thick, rusted nail into my bone. Every time my heart beat, a sharp shock ran down my arm, making my fingers move on their own. I tried to breathe, but the air caught in my dry throat. My mouth ...