CHAPTER 8

***LARISSA***

6 YEARS AGO

My eyes fluttered open slowly, but I shut them close immediately as the rays of sunlight attacked them. I opened them slowly again until my pupils adjusted to the sunlight.

I looked around me, not recognizing where I was or how I got here. I sat up on the bed I was lying down on and took a look around the room one more time.

The walls were painted a light cream color and three small chandeliers dropped from the roof. There was a fairly large closet and a wooden arched door at the entrance.

I closed my eyes, hissing silently as I felt...