Chapter 63

**A Dangerous Dream**

Athena Pov.

The world around me seemed to blur as I drifted off to sleep, the gentle hum of the night slipping into a strange, otherworldly rhythm. Almost immediately, I found myself standing in the familiar warmth and shadowed glow of Egnand, feeling more alive than in my waking moments. The air was thick with anticipation, and I knew he would be here.

Lucifer.

He appeared as if summoned, stepping from the shadows with that same intense look in his eyes, one that made my heart race and my breath catch. Though I knew I was dreaming, the line between reality and dreams was so blurred that everything felt real—the warmth of the air, the scent of dark flowers hanging in the stillness, the gleam of his silver gaze locking onto mine.