9 DARKER DAYS
Ian felt that surge of panic that only can come in dreams. He felt the first beginnings of fear-sweat stillborn by his awakening. He opened his eyes, grateful even for the gray and stormy morning that greeted him.
April 11, 2019, Thursday 11:30 AM
He remembered the night, both the good and the bad. He felt the warmth of Freya's sleeping body next to him, and he felt grateful for both the company and the possibility of happiness with her.
While the presence of Freya elated him, both the weather outside and the depressive world of the dreams of inevitable invasion and destruction, and the equally depressive dreams of future time created a sense of dread and fear that he had never experienced before.
Freya woke up when a flash of lightning and the roll of thunder briefly il
