NARINE'S POV
All of this still felt like a cruel, elaborate nightmare. So vast, and so far beyond anything I can comprehend, I could hardly keep up.
It just didn't make sense.
I watched silently as they all left, and the heavy door clicked shut behind them, leaving me in silence, my longtime best friend.
I took a trembling breath and finally allowed myself to look around.
The room was massive. It wasn't just big, it was colossal, more luxurious and modern than anything I'd ever seen in my entire life. High vaulted ceilings crowned the space, adorned with intricate carvings of wolves and moons. The walls shimmered with polished stone and rich tapestries, and the enormous bed I lay on could easily fit five people with room to spare.
Thick velvet curtains were drawn partially back, allo
