Chapter 21
Guilia
My eyes opened slowly to the harsh rays of the sun that bounced off on the champagne travertine, a reminder that the night was over and a new day had emerged. However, the enthusiasm that the bright weather carried failed to rub off on me as I struggled to get into a sitting position.
Sharp aches traveled through my joints, my muscles spasming with each slight move I made, but it wasn’t more terrifying than the fact that I couldn’t remember why I was in this situation, why my body sang with pain as if I’d barely just made it through a stampede.
I shut my eyes slowly, forcing my mind to remember everything that happened last night, but strangely, my brain was as blank as that of a newborn. I shook my head vigorously, hoping that my jerky movements would at least do som
