Chapter 111
Emilia's POV
I awoke with a start and gasped for air. My heart thumped in my chest, too quickly and too heavily, and cold sweat adhered to my skin like a second layer of oppression. It was the kind of panic that makes all your muscles tense and seeps under your skin. There was a problem. I sensed it. It was too quiet in the house. Too motionless.
There were none of the typical sounds of the wind outside or the house creaking. Silence was all that was present. It was deafening, too.
As I listened for any sound—anything—my breath caught, but all I could hear was the echo of my heartbeat.
Then it struck me like a chilly blast of water.
Eira.
She wasn't in bed.
I leaped from the bed, slapping my feet sharply against the chilly floor. The room spun around me as I snatched up
