The Illusion of Her

Vane Silas’s Pov:

I squinted my eyes open to a splitting headache, the kind that made my skull feel like it was caving in. It was like I had a hangover, only I didn’t remember drinking last night. A groan rumbled through me as I sat up, and instantly, an excruciating pain shot through my body like an electric bolt.

I gritted my teeth, clutching my side as the pain deepened—sharp, pulsing, relentle