Esme
I jolt upright in bed, eyes darting all around the room. This isn’t the room where I was held captive; it’s different in many ways.
Where the hell am I?
Why is everything white?
Goddess, my eyes!
My brain hurts. I feel like I was smacked upside the head with a very heavy object. At least my body isn’t in any pain. Thank the Goddess for small miracles.
“Good, you’re awake.”
I narrow my eyes at the blonde walking towards me. She’s tall, slim, pretty, and dressed like a doctor, white coat and all. Ah, this must be a hospital room. Goddess knows how I got here; I thought I was as good as dead. That bastard Sam was crushing my neck!
How did I survive that?
How the hell did I get here?
Someone obviously brought me here, but why?
“Where am I?”
“Harrington Castle.” She tells me wi
