Xenia opened her eyes, the sharp, searing pain jerking her awake.
Her entire leg felt like it was on fire. The unbearable pain tore her out of the drug-induced haze, leaving her breathless.
"Ugh..." she groaned, her head still spinning as she let out a faint whimper, unable to contain the agony.
Shaking her head, she tried to focus, her thoughts muddled but desperate. Attempting to move, she whispered to herself in confusion, "Who... who hurt me? Why does my foot hurt so much?"
She took a sharp breath, her chest rising and falling rapidly.
The pain was relentless, stabbing through her like waves of hot needles, showing no sign of easing.
"Where... where am I?"
Her surroundings were unfamiliar. Memories came rushing back in fragments. She recalled a stranger—a woman dis
