Chapter 11 His budding obsession

Zephyra

...how long was I out?

The first sensation was not pain, but a fragile, unaccustomed softness beneath my bruised and aching body.

"Zeph!" as I regain control of my first thingy senses, the first thing I hear-though faint-is Maria's relief.

I stirred, a groan escaping my lips, and my eyes fluttered open. The room was familiar, thankfully