Lilith woke with a gasp that tore through the silence. Her chest rose and fell too fast and too sharply, as if the air around her weren’t enough to fill her lungs. For a moment, she didn’t know where she was. The darkness lingered, not around her, but inside her.Her fingers curled against the sheets, gripping them tightly as if to anchor herself to something that felt far more real. Yet, even that felt insufficient. Her body felt so strange. Too warm and too aware. As if something was still touching her.“Lilith...” Lucas’s voice cut through the haze instantly.He was already there. Too close to her. Always too close. His hand was on her shoulder before she could even turn, firm and grounding, but there was something else beneath that touch, a sense of urgency.“Lilith, look at me.”She did. And for a second, she wished she hadn’t. Because the look in Lucas’s eyes wasn’t just concern, but something darker and sharper, almost resembling panic.“I saw him, Lucas...” She whispered, her
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