Consciousness returned like a slow tide cold and reluctant. My eyes opened and I glared at the familiar walls, I'd bolted from hours before and the shitty scent of Kael that was on my clothes.
My body felt weak and a slow bloom of pain was tracing across my ribs where the guards gripped me yesterday. My wrists tingled so much but it was Bane's words that disturbed me more. His voice was in my head: I'm killing you the moment you done giving birth and my dead body will be sent to my father.
I pushed myself up on one elbow. Dizziness washed over me; the room tilted. I blinked hard and took in the bathroom door.
For a heartbeat I let myself forget everything. I really needed a shower.
I swung my legs off the bed, testing my strength. I was seriously hungry this time. My legs trembled but
