Jackhammered

Rowan's last memory is the warmth of a coffee mug in his hand, then... nothing. He wakes with a head that feels like it went ten rounds with a jackhammer, in a dusty room that smells like his grandma's attic on a bad day. Where's the hospital? The beeping machines? Instead, sunlight pours through a rickety window, revealing a village that looks straight out of a fantasy novel. Panic claws at his throat. He remembers leaving the office, but how did he end up here? More importantly, why are these strangers surrounding him with tearful embraces, calling him "son"? One glance down confirms his worst fear – this scrawny, unfamiliar body definitely isn't his. Rowan is trapped in a stolen life, a world shrouded in secrets. His past life flickers like a dying candle, replaced by a reality he doesn't understand. Was it a freak accident? Divine intervention gone wrong? He's determined to find out the truth, even if it means unraveling the mysteries swirling around this bizarre new existence. Will Rowan reclaim his stolen life, or is he forever lost in this fantastical, yet terrifying, new world?