Chapter 363. The Royal Family?

Apphia’s POV

When I open my eyes, the first thing I notice is how light my body feels.

Not light as in weak, but light as in rested—like I’ve been sleeping for days instead of minutes. My limbs feel loose and warm, my head clear, the dull ache that usually sits behind my temples completely gone. For a moment, I simply lie there, blinking slowly, letting the sensation wash over me.

The room smells faintly of clean linen and something floral, soft and comforting.

“You gave us quite a scare,” Drake’s voice says gently from somewhere nearby.

I turn my head toward him, my movements slow, as if my body is still catching up to my consciousness. Drake is leaning against the wall with his arms crossed, watching me closely, his expression calm but attentive. There’s a chair pulled close