KieraMy eyes snapped open, with a choked, frantic gasp tearing from my throat as I bolted upright in the heavy furs of Alistair’s bed. My entire body was drenched in a cold, shivering sweat, my heart hammering like a trapped bird against my ribs. The phantom smell of sulfur and smoke still burned in my nostrils, and the echoing, blood-curdling scream of Lady Lenora reverberated inside my skull, leaving me dizzy, trembling, and utterly disoriented in the pitch-black room."Goddess..." I whimpered, clutching the thick bedding tightly to my chest as if it could shield me from the horrors of my own mind.In the dim, shifting moonlit shadows near the foot of the massive bed, a tall, dark figure stood completely motionless.Terror paralyzed me. The breath caught permanently in my throat, and a fresh wave of panic seized my veins, freezing my blood. My brain screamed at me to move, to run, to scream, but before I could even draw enough air into my lungs to make a sound, the figure shifted
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