Julian woke screaming.
The nightmare had been unlike anything he'd ever experienced—a vision of a world being consumed, its beings fading into nothingness, their dreams being devoured by a shadow that had no form. He sat up in bed, his body drenched in sweat, his heart pounding against his ribs.
Sarah was beside him in an instant, her arms around him, her voice steady and calm. "Julian. I'm here. You're safe. What did you see?"
Julian shook his head, trying to clear the images from his mind. "A world. Being consumed. Something was eating their dreams, their hopes, their very existence. It was like nothing I've ever felt before."
Sarah held him close. "A vision? A warning?"
Julian nodded slowly. "I think so. Something is out there. Something that feeds on dreams. And it's getting stron
