{Adrienne’s POV} My body hurts like hell. I could hear movements around me, but I couldn’t open my eyes. They felt too heavy and moving seemed to be impossible for me right now. What happened to me? “How is she?” A baritone voice asked, and when my heart almost leap out of my chest, I immediately know who it was. I still don’t know how he could have that kind of effect on me, but that was the least of my worries right now. “Not good, your highness.” An old voice of a woman I didn’t recognize answered. “The patient’s body seemed to be new to any form of pain, but I’m surprised how she managed to last that long from Gwendolyn’s lashes.” Lashes? Suddenly, flashbacks of what happened in the dungeon flashed in my mind. I remembered the guards dragging me there, then, Gwendolyn whipping m