_Leah’s POV_
Darkness wrapped around me like thick fog.
For a few seconds, I didn’t know where I was. I didn’t know who I was. There was no sound, no light, only a deep heaviness pulling me down. My body felt numb as if I had sunk to the bottom of a cold lake.
"Leah...."
The voice reached me faintly. It was distant like it was calling to me through thick water.
“Leah, wake up!”
I groaned softly. My head throbbed as if it were being split open. Every part of me hurt. My chest felt tight and my limbs felt heavy, as if they didn’t belong to me anymore.
“Leah!”
That voice again. It was urgent now.
I forced my eyes open.
Bright light stabbed into my vision, making me gasp. I squeezed my eyes shut. My breath was coming in short and painful bursts.
“Slowly,” the Seer said gently. “Ope
