87. The La
Raven
“Wake up!”
The voice cut through the darkness like a blade, but I couldn’t bring myself to move. My limbs felt like they were weighed down by mercury and my muscles were screaming in silence. Pain pulsed through every inch of me, anchoring me in place.
“I said wake up!” A woman's voice snapped again.
Her voice was sharp and impatient as if I was already wasting her time. She seemed annoyed and frustrated at the same time.
Then everything went still.
A silence so thick it pressed on my ears, drowning out everything except the thunder of my heartbeat.
And then, splash!
Cold! Freezing!
Ice-cold water struck my face. I gasped, my back arching off the freezing marble floor as a violent shiver overtook me. My breath came out in harsh pants, and my lashes fluttered ope
