TATIANA POV
Disorientation must have lasted a long time before I came partially to my senses; I was lying on the cool surface of the forest floor, with the coolness of the earth pressed against my skin. Everything felt alien, even my feelings; hence I considered that maybe my senses were heightened, and very faint, far-off sounds reached my ears: leaves rustled, leaves murmured. I pushed myself up and blinked at the light coming through the branches.
“Tatiana!” came Raphael's voice, filled with worry. My heart was in my throat, and I attempted to sit up, looking around. The others were scattered, and the extremely beautiful woman was nowhere in sight.
“Over here!” I croaked out. My control held as relief flooded in upon the arrival of Raphael, who knelt beside me.
“Thank the moon you
