Chapter 144
Emilia's POV
The scream that I heard in my dream did not seem like a dream. It pursued me on awaking, and I heard it in my ears, as though it were in the actual world.
I started up, with a gasp. My skin was covered with sweat. My pulse was going like it wanted to get out of my chest.
Then I beheld it.
The red spot.
Right at my collarbone, just above my heart.
It was burning with fire, and sharp lines twisted into weird forms that I had never noticed before. I felt it. It thumped against my hands.
No pain. Just heat.
Nikolas was sleeping beside me. His hand was warm on my hip and steady.
I was breathing hard, my eyes upon his face.
I am not able to tell him. Not now.
He opened his eyes when I moved.
"You okay?"
"Yeah."
"You're sweating."
It is only a nightmare.
