The Vesperis Legacy

I awoke with a sharp gasp, my chest heaving as my eyes darted around an unfamiliar space. The phantom pinch of the guard's syringe still burned at the side of my neck, but the panic from the courtyard had faded into a dull, throbbing ache. I pushed myself up, my hands gripping thick blankets. I was lying in a massive four-poster bed. The walls were covered in elegant floral blue wallpaper. Glancin