Chapter 51

• Tessa's POV:
• When I woke, the first thing I noticed was the soft linen beneath me, the way it smelled faintly of lavender. Then came the strange ceiling above, pale wood beams crossing overhead like unfamiliar ribs. I didn’t know this place.
• My body tensed immediately. My side still burned with a dull ache, and my limbs felt heavy, unwilling to obey me. I forced myself upright anyway, heart hammering in my chest. Where was I? Who had brought me here?