Chapter 33

 ** The Dreamscape of Desire**

Athena Pov.

I awoke with a jolt, tangled in my sheets, my body drenched in sweat as my heart raced wildly. The room was silent, but my mind was buzzing with the remnants of a dream that still clung to me like a thick, intoxicating fog. It was unlike any dream I had ever experienced—so vivid, so alive, as if every touch, every sensation had been real.

I lay still, staring up at the ceiling, trying to calm my breathing. But the memory of the dream refused to fade. Lucifer. His name pulsed through me like a heartbeat. I could still feel the warmth of his skin against mine, the intensity of his gaze as he looked at me like I was the only thing that existed in his world. His touch had been possessive, burning, leaving trails of fire across my skin that refused to cool even now.