MALLERY’S POV
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My eyes are still closed when I stir, slowly waking from a sleep that has my body aching. My nails scratch against the linen as my fingers curl, my hands fisting and opening again as I loosen my muscles. I feel stiff, my one side hurts so I turn onto my back, a headache forms when I turn too fast. I slowly pry my eyes open, the light not as bright when my eyes open. The room is gloomy, and I turn to look around, noticing the closed curtains, but even behind the off white material, it’s cloudy outside like it’s going to rain. “Well well, you’re finally awake,” I sit up in a blink of an eye, watching as Elion sits on the chair in the corner. “What are you doing here?” My eyes narrow as my head feels like it’s being pounded into. “Jace had to run out on an errand,” he looks
