Thalia
I woke with a sharp gasp, sitting up before I even understood what had startled me. For a moment, I just stared ahead, trying to place where I was.
Something was wrong.
The mattress dipped the moment I sat down, unfamiliar and too soft. I tensed immediately—I wasn’t used to anything like this anymore.
My chest tightened as the memories came rushing back—the marriage, the journey… Moonreign Pack.
I was no longer in Shadowfen.
That thought settled heavily as I forced myself to look around.
Sunlight slipped through tall windows covered in heavy dark drapes, spilling across a room I didn’t recognize.
The space felt more decorative than lived-in—soft rugs without a single crease, a wide bed with sheets smoothed too perfectly, shelves lined with folded fabrics I didn’t own.
I sat
