Damien’s POV:
Pain.
Intense, unfiltered, all encompassing pain.
Once again, that was the first thing I felt the moment I woke up.
The pain wasn’t sharp, nor was it sudden, but it was deep within me. I felt like someone had poured molten iron into my veins and set it entirely on fire. Every single nerve in my body felt like they had been scorched, every muscle screamed as I woke up, and for a moment as I tethered between the waking and dreaming word, I wasn’t quite sure if I was in hell or not.
Suddenly, the pain disappeared, and with it, came silence.
The kind that hums too loud, the kind that makes your skin crawl because you begin to slowly realize that you are not the only one in the room.
The exact same one I heard before I felt a blade pass through my skull.
My eyes fl
