Chapter 23
I went to bed; sure sleep would elude me. Every time I closed my eyes I saw Monique lying on the ground, her dead eyes accusing me. But stress couldn’t compete with exhaustion and I eventually drifted off, falling headlong into nightmare.
I was trapped in a burning room, flames scorching my back and the smell of singed flesh filling my nostrils. I pounded at a locked door, begging someone to help me while Grimm laughed at me from the other side. The door opened and I tumbled forward, landing in a violent ocean, lashed by wave upon wave. My throat was dry and abraded, my lungs screaming for air. I opened my mouth and choked as a wave crashed into my head, sending salt water pouring down my throat.
I kicked my feet, desperate to get to the surface, floundering as the force of t
