Ch 116: Paranoia- Part 1

'It hurts! What happened! Ugh! My head! What did Miss Shadow…no, Selene do? How did she figure out that I was there!'

Rose Grayson jolted awake, his breath hitching in his throat as if he had been drowning and only just broken through to the surface. 

His sheets clung to his damp skin, and cold sweat trickled down his temples. 

His chest heaved, each inhale sharp and ragged, and for a moment, he could see nothing but darkness—an abyss swallowing him whole.

Beside him, Lyra stirred, her long hair splayed across the pillow. 

She propped herself up on an elbow, her eyes half-lidded with sleep but sharp enough to notice the distress on Rose's face.

"What's wrong? Did something happen? You went pale all of a sudden before you jolted awake in your bed. Is there anything I can do to help you out?" 

She asked, her voice a raspy murmur. She sounded half-asleep as well, but she somehow pulled herself awake.