Chapter Thirty-Six

Y A N A

I wake up with a jolt, and my heart beats inside my chest loudly, making me clutch it as though I’m holding on for dear life. I sit up, and when I look around I notice that I’m all alone, with the apartment dark and empty.

Fear strikes my heart. Memories from the dream are still playing in my head.

What the hell was that?

I mean, I’m not dumb. I know that the whole thing was just a figment of my tired brain. Like . . . people that are monsters? People that eat other people? Sure, that might be a thing before or perhaps other people are still practicing it, but does that include Mikhail? I think not. It’s absurd and it’s dumb as hell.

But why does it seem so real?

Why can’t I let go of the feeling that it’s actually connected to all the things I’ve seen before?

I shake my head, rubbing my eyes and forcing myself to snap out of it. That’s when I see the note at the nightstand saying that Lily is out for the night, and Jason is already sleeping.

I can’t believe I slept for so lon