CHAPTER 58
Ranae
Pain. That's the first thing I notice when I wake up. My head feels like someone's hammering nails into it.
"Owww," I moan softly, but even that small sound makes the pain worse. I can hear my heartbeat pounding in my ears, each throb matching the ache in my skull.
I try to touch my head, but my arms feel so heavy. It's like moving through thick honey. Everything is slow.
"What happened to me?" I whisper to myself. "Why do I feel so terrible?"
After what feels like forever, my fingers find a bump on the back of my head. When I touch it, pain shoots through me.
"Ouch!" I gasp. "How did I get this—"
And then I remember. Stephan. Walking down that old hallway. Hearing him talk on the phone about someone who should be king instead of Andrew. The fear when he saw me lis
