MATED TO THREE, DESPISED BY ALL.
Splash!
I gasped as icy water crashed over me, shocking me awake. My eyes flew open instantly, my body jerking as the cold seeped deep into my bones, biting and merciless. Every nerve screamed in protest. Pain rushed back all at once, hot, overwhelming, unbearable, layered over the numbing chill that clung to my skin.
I blinked rapidly, my vision swimming, until two familiar eyes came into focus.
Fredrick.
He stood over me, looking down with nothing but contempt etched across his face. There was no concern there only disgust.