Elodie’s POV
The nightmare returned three nights later.
Interesting.
Very interesting.
Because I hadn't had one in months.
Not since escaping.
Not since finding safety.
Not since convincing myself the worst was behind me.
Apparently I had been wrong.
The dream began the same way it always did.
Dark corridors.
Palace walls.
The feeling of being watched.
Of being hunted.
I ran.
As I always did.
Yet something felt different this time.
The wolf chasing me wasn't Damon.
The realization struck me even inside the dream.
Interesting.
Very interesting.
Because no matter how hard I looked, I couldn't see his face.
Only shadows.
Only eyes.
Watching.
Waiting.
Patient.
Dangerous.
Very dangerous.
I woke with a gasp.
My heart pounding.
My skin damp with sweat.
The room rem
