Chapter fourteen. Vida’s POV. As I slowly regained consciousness, I was met with a cacophony of noises around me, but my eyes refused to open. I struggled to lift my eyelids, but they felt like lead weights, and a sharp pain shot through my head, making me groan. Finally, with a Herculean effort, my eyes flickered open, and everything appeared blurry and distorted. I blinked several times, and gradually, my vision cleared. With a groan, I tried to sit up, but my body protested with aches and pains, feeling like I'd been run over by a truck. Just as I managed to prop myself up, a figure rushed to my side, apologizing profusely, and I recognized the voice - it was Kaden's. His concern etched on his face, he helped me sit up, and I leaned against him, grateful for the support. "Water