I woke up with my heart pounding.
For several seconds, I didn’t know where I was.
The room was quiet.
Sunlight slipped through the curtains and fell across my bed.
I sat up slowly.
My head hurt.
I pressed my fingers against my temples.
Last night came rushing back.
The strange voice.
The visions.
The glowing mark.
Kael standing in my room.
And those words.
You.
I looked around.
“Nyx?”
Nothing.
I let out a shaky breath.
Maybe it had been a dream.
A very strange dream.
I touched my wrist.
The crescent mark was still there.
But it wasn’t glowing anymore.
“Good.”
I pulled the blanket away and stood.
My legs almost gave out.
I grabbed the bedpost.
“What is wrong with me?”
You’re awake.
I froze.
That voice.
Inside my head.
I slowly looked around.
“Nyx?”
Yes.
My
