7 “Akira?” A soft voice shook me out of a very vivid dream. “Mmm?” I turned to the voice, my shoulder wincing in protest. I rubbed the sleep out of my eyes, the sighting of a cave making itself clear. The cold from the stone floor sept into my bones and I was feeling the strain. Why was I here? “You okay?” A soft hand touched my back and I jumped. I already forgot I wasn’t alone. “Ashleigh?” I stared at the beautiful woman in front of me, confused to why we were in a cave together. “I see you’re no longer calling me Lily.” “Lily?” I tilted my head, my eyebrows furrowed. “Why would I call you Lily?” Her blue eyes bore into mine. “You kept calling me Lily, but that’s okay. I think you were just a little shaken up from your first shift.” “My first what?” The shock sent a sting through

