The Professor’s Mate: The Moonborn Legacy
My breath came in ragged bursts, my heart pounding, my eyes darting around the office—empty, silent, normal.
I stumbled to my feet, my legs unsteady, my boots catching on the chair as I moved to the window, my hands gripping the sill, my gaze scanning the courtyard below. Students crossed the cobblestones, laughing, oblivious, the morning sun bright. But I was shaken, my skin prickling, my mind reeling. What was that? A vision? A warning? The curse?
I sank back into my chair, my hands shaking, my breath uneven. For days, dreams had haunted me—vague, shadowy images of a woman in danger, her face blurred, her voice a whisper: “Save me.”