Chapter 293

Wren's POV

Pain.

That was the first thing I felt as consciousness clawed me back from the void. The anesthesia had worn off, leaving only the raw, stabbing agony that radiated from my side. My new kidney-my own kidney, returned to me-burned like fire under my skin. Each breath felt like swallowing knives, and a cold sweat broke over me, dampening the thin shift clinging to my body.

I forced my eye