When she next woke up, her head pounded like a pro-wrestler into a mat. Her mouth was dry. She felt dizzy.
She was...
Not laying in her bed.
Alexander slumped over the side of the bed, asleep.
And...
This was...
The royal infirmary?
What...?
What happened?
She felt nauseous. Dizzy. Disoriented.
What?
How had she come to be here? She was supposed to be in bed, with her baby Snowball and Lyov taking care of her.
Why?
Why?
Why was she here?
She tried to sit up.
Her head spun.
Her stomach lurched.
Her head was throbbing and dizzy and it felt like her entire world was tilting on its axis and her brain was going to explode.
She clutched at her head, groaning. It felt like the world was spinning and tilting around her, her body swaying and she felt dizzy.
"Ugh." She groaned. "Alex...?"
This chapter ended up being over 2000 words so I'm splitting it into two chapters rather than have one huge, bulky one.