Unexpected Sanctuary

Valerie’s POV

Everything hurt.

Not the sharp, sudden kind of pain. No, this was different. It was deep, spreading through my bones.

Everything replayed in my head, almost like I was reliving the moment. I could still feel the cold and the way it clung to my skin. It all came back in pieces—flashes of pain, the strong hands of the guards grabbing me, voices sneering, the rush of wind as I fell, the