Sera's Point of View
Consciousness returned slowly, like swimming up through deep water.
My eyes opened to unfamiliar surroundings. Not my room. The bed was bigger, softer. Windows on a different wall. Pale morning light filtered through curtains I didn't recognize.
Where was I?
Memory crashed back in fragments. The transformation. The pain. Kade climbing through my window. Damon appearing. That kiss—
My fingers flew to my lips, still feeling the ghost of his touch.
'You're awake. Finally.'
My wolf's voice in my head made me sit up too quickly. The room spun for a moment before settling.
"How long was I out?"
'Two days. Your body needed time to recover from the transformation.'
Two days. I'd been unconscious for two entire days.
"Are you—are you really here? Really part of me no
