Chapter 43 Contract Negotiations

• SERENE’S P.O.V.
• I knew as soon as consciousness gripped me. My chest pushed up and down vigorously, my body sore and cold to the bone.
• I wanted to cry. I wanted to weep and grieve but the shock had me lying there paralyzed. Shivers ripped through my body and left me shaking uncontrollably. It was when I heard feet shuffle next to me that I shot my eyes open to be assaulted by blinding light coming from the ceiling. I squirmed away, jolting to a sitting position as the pain assaulted me even more. I didn’t dare stare down at my body in fear of what I would see.