ProloguePain.That’s all I could feel.Excruciating, blistering pain.“H-help…” I forced the word from my lips in an agonizing breath. My lungs felt tight, burning me from the inside out.Something was wrong.Very wrong.I tried to shift against the crushing weight, but pain lashed up and down my spine, exploding inside me.A whimper tore from my throat.“A-Ashleigh,” a voice called out to me from the darkness. “Fuck.”Something crackled. Heat licking up my skin. I tried to strain against the darkness again, but it was futile.I couldn’t see.I was powerless. Alone.Except, I wasn’t alone… was I?“H-help,” I choked out again, blindly trying to reach out and find something—anything—to help me.Think, dammit. Think, Ashleigh.But it hurt too much.Everything hurt.My limbs, my muscles, my head. At least I could feel everything. My arms and legs, fingers and toes. Everything felt whole.That was a good sign, wasn’t it?Wasn’t it?“Ashleigh,” a voice cried out from the darkness. “Hold on
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