Selena Pov

As my eyes fluttered open, the world around me felt unreal, too bright, too polished, too ancient to belong to anything I remembered. The ceiling above me was carved with symbols I couldn’t understand, glowing faintly like they were alive. The room itself screamed royalty, luxury, and an old power I could almost taste in the air.

This was not my room. And it was absolutely not a hospital like I expected to see after waking up.

A wave of confusion washed over me as I slowly ...