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Chapter 140: The First Dream
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2026-01-18 05:13:39Lillian woke before dawn with her breath caught halfway between a memory and a fear.
The room at Celestine Heights was silent. Curtains drawn. The air cool and controlled. Nothing out of place. Nothing wrong. And yet her heart beat as if she had been running.
She sat up slowly, pressing her palm to her chest, grounding herself in the familiar. Silk sheets. The faint scent of
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