SERENE'S POV
The first thing I noticed when I opened my eyes was the light.
It was soft, coming in through the wide opened window by the bed, spilling across the floor like a pool of gold.
I blinked slowly, dragging in a shallow breath. My body ached. My head spun, a dull throb pounding behind my temples..
Where was I?
I tried to sit up, but my arms felt heavy, as if I'd been asleep for a thousand years. Slowly, painfully, I pushed myself up against the headboard. My gaze darted around the room, heart thudding hard against my ribs.
I knew this place. It was my room in Agnar's home.
The same bed, the same pillow and sheets.
I was alive.
Panic rose up my throat, and with it, memories — sharp, disjointed flashes — that threatened to swallow me whole.
The cruel, satisfied smile th
