"...!"
My eyes snapped open, and I gasped for air.
A pounding ache throbbed through my head. My hands instinctively flew to my temple.
"What… the hell just happened…" I muttered out of breath.
Nemesis.
I could still see her face. She had been trying to tell me something. Something important but before she could say it—I'd been yanked away.
Too clean. Too sudden. Too convenient.
"Edward…"
I turned toward the source of the voice, my head swimming as I did. The familiar walls of the hotel room came into view.. I was back. Back in Sancta Vedelia.
Standing in the doorway was Roda.
Her usual armor and battle gear were gone, replaced with something more casual—loose jeans, a navy jacket, her hair tied back loosely like she hadn't slept much.
"You're awake!" She said, stepping toward me with surprise flashing in her eyes.
