Lucian's POV
I went to bed early.
But the darkness found—surrounding me, suffocating…like the arms of an octopus wrapping around my body, dragging me into its endless depths.
I gasped for air, but my lungs found nothing.
Fuckfuckfuck… not again!
My body trembled violently, drenched in sweat, while my hands clawed at the emptiness, desperate for something—anything—to hold onto. Suddenly, a flash of light encroached the emptiness.
It fluttered in and out like a dying flame, taunting me with its f*****g relief before disappearing again.
Then a deep and familiar voice followed.
“Lucian.”
The sound struck deep inside me, pulling me away from the abyss that threatened to swallow me whole.
My father. “Father!” I cried out, blindly. “Is that you?”
I missed him so much.
“Albena’s
