LORETTA

I blinked up at the ceiling, everything was disoriented for a moment, my lashes fluttered and my relaxed sigh heaved out of me

The blanket felt different against my skin, warmer and thicker, I snuggled deeper into it. For the few blissful seconds after waking up, I simply lay there staring at the ceiling and remembered nothing. My mind was empty and I liked it that way

The blissful moment lasted only a few seconds, as I continued to stare at the ceiling, everything came rushing back

The Gala and the secret meeting

The kidnapping

Elion.

My stomach twisted, I pressed a hand over my eyes with a low...