FREYA'S POV
My eyelids fluttered open, and my gaze met the dim flicker of candlelight in the small, dark room. Days had blurred into one another, and I had lost all sense of time. From my rough calculations, it must have been nearly a week since I found myself trapped in this desolate place. I felt as though I were barely clinging to life, each breath a fragile thread connecting me to this realm. Weakness consumed me, pain radiated through every fiber of my being, and the constant thirst left me dehydrated and drained.
I lay on the cold, hard floor, my body unable to summon the strength to make even the slightest movement. The weight of despair settled upon my chest, suffocating any hope that remained within me. This vampire nest was unlike anything I had ever encountered before. Its wal
