Ashford's P. O. V

"Ahk," I cursed under my breath, shutting my eyes immediately I opened them. There were bright lights coming from every direction, not just the windows, which should have been great, except it wasn't.

I waited for a few minutes before trying again.

The room was still bright, but not as overwhelming as before.

I was lying on a huge bed in an overly decorated room with a high ceiling, but I didn't recognize anything.

I tried to push myself up, to at least see more of my surroundings, but nothing happened. My arms and legs didn't move, almost like my entire body was paralyzed.

After a...