Elara’s POV
I woke up to a world I no longer thought I belonged in. My lungs felt like they had been filled with broken glass, and every breath I took was a battle I was losing so fast. The last thing I remembered was the freezing bite of the River I fell into and the feeling of the weightless air as I fell. I thought I had died. I had wanted to die.
But there is heat everywhere now. It was pressing down on my chest, wrapping around my limbs, and humming in my ears. I tried to move, but my body felt like it was made of lead.
"Don't struggle," a voice commanded.
It was a deep, gravelly sound that seemed to vibrate through the mattress and into my very bones. I blinked, my eyes stinging and blurry. The room was dark, lit only by the low, orange glow of a dying fire.
I turned my head, an
