Chapter 8

I woke up feeling like I had been run over by a truck and the voices coming from around me only worsened my gnawing headache.

“Isn’t the underworld supposed to be a quiet place?” I grunted, burying my head deeper into the pillow. All I wanted to do was sleep for a thousand years and never get up.

A certain someone however had other ideas.

“Great, you’re finally awake.” Kaiden’s baritone voice sounded from somewhere near me and I squeezed my eyes tight trying to delay facing my reality.

I heard him sigh then say, “Aliya and I will be back at the training grounds after I’ve had a quick word with her, you all can go ahead.”

Shuffling of feet sounded for a couple of seconds then I was blessed with total silence.

“You are healing up, Red, I think it’s time you opened your eyes.”

I groaned and turned away from his annoyingly attractive voice. Every single part of my body hurt, the last thing I wanted to do was stand up from here.

A shriek escaped my lips as warm hands clasped my shoulders a