Nyx groaned as the warmth of the sunlight hit her face. She sat up and rubbed her eyes. Still groggy from sleep, she paused when she heard rustling around her, accompanied by the chirping of birds.
She opened her eyes, and she was stunned to see that she was on the forest ground. The place was awfully familiar, like the woods close to where the party was last night. Then her eyes fell on her hands, and she gasped loudly when she saw that they were stained red.
She tried to rub the stain away, but it was no use, and the coppery scent of that stain made her gag.
It was blood.
At that moment, a chill ran down her spine as she wondered why her hands were stained with blood. She looked around her, trying to make sense of her situation, and when she turned to her left, she saw Edward slum
