Ariella’s POV
The morning light stabbed through the thin curtains like it had a personal grudge. I jolted awake the second I felt a soft hand on my shoulder, shaking me gently.
“Ariella? Hey, wake up. You’re trembling,” I heard Kora saying.
My eyes flew open and the room spun. For a second I didn’t know where I was. The big bed, the heavy blankets, the faint scent of lavender…Alpha Rion’s chamber. But something felt… wrong. Like someone had reached into my skull and scooped out a chunk of last night. I sat up too fast. Pain exploded behind my eyes. I clutched my head with both hands, breathing through my teeth.
What the hell happened to me last night?
I remembered slipping back from King Edric’s room, locking the door, pushing Hazel to sleep, testing the voice app… then nothing. A bla
