Chapter 23 Declawed The Beast—Broken King

• Raya’s POV
• I woke up slowly, which was a mercy. Usually, I spring awake in a panic, but this time it was a gentle drift back to consciousness.
• The lingering feeling wasn’t exhaustion, but a wired kind of restlessness, like every nerve ending was humming with residual electricity. It was the after-effect of the power surge, of the bond slamming open, and of me throwing Council guards halfway down a corridor.