Chapter 74

Cassia stirred, her mind still cloaked in the comforting embrace of sleep. Slowly, consciousness seeped into her awareness like tendrils of mist creeping over the landscape at dawn. But as her senses began to awaken, she realized something was amiss.

The room was unfamiliar, devoid of the opulent furnishings and warm hues of Darius' castle. Instead, the air felt cold and stale, suffused with a str