Kali's POV
I spluttered awake, and for a minute, I honestly wished I didn't. My head throbbed in ways and with an intensity I didn't even know was possible. My vision blurred, and I hated how I couldn't make out my environment immediately.
When I came to, the world was black. Not the kind of black that came with sleep, soft and safe, but a deeper one, thick, and smothering me alive all at once. My head pounded, every throb behind my eyes dragging me closer to consciousness I didn’t want.
The air smelt wrong. It didn’t smell like smoke or fire anymore. Instead,It was damp, heavy with moss and something coppery that made the back of my throat burn.
I tried to move, but my wrists wouldn’t obey. Something coarse dug into my skin, and I quickly realized what it was, rope. Someone had ti
