Chapter 035
Emilia's POV
I was choking on air when I woke up.
For a moment, I thought I was drowning as my lungs seized as if they had forgotten how to breathe. It was far too cold in the room. This was not due to a blanket that had been kicked off or an open window. No. Something seemed to have drained the world of its warmth, leaving only fear, and this chill felt wrong.
Then I heard it.
Lucian's cry.
Like a blade, it sliced through the silence.
As I staggered upright, tangled in the sheets, my pulse echoed loudly in my ears. I didn't care that my ankle hurt when my foot hit the nightstand.
"Lucian!"
A sharper, louder scream again. not only discomfort. Anguish. This anguish tears at the soul.
I snatched the sheet from around my chest and ran. I thought my ribs might break from
