Rissa’s POV Cold. That was the first thing that tore me from sleep…not sound, not pain, but a cruel, metallic cold seeping into my skin. It wrapped around my ankle like a serpent, biting down hard enough to jolt me fully awake. I gasped and tried to move. The moment I did, the metal clinked. My eyes flew open. White light burned overhead, too bright, too sharp, stabbing straight into my skull. My heart slammed against my ribs as I twisted my head to the side, breath coming out in shallow, panicked bursts. My legs…my legs wouldn’t move. Something heavy dragged against them. Cuffs. Thick. Steel. Locked tight around my ankles. “No…” I croaked, my throat raw, my voice barely there. Hands pressed down on me immediately. Strong. Unyielding. I struggled, adrenaline surging as I twisted my torso, trying to sit up, trying to kick, trying to do anything. The stretcher rattled beneath me, chains clinking like a sick kind of music. Then I saw him. Kristoff stood at my s
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