Chapter 252

Carter

It was dark again. And for a moment the damp cell did not feel as damp anymore.

That same darkness that wrapped around my throat like chains, choking, suffocating, cold. But this time… she was clearer.

Tatiana.

It was cold, dark and I tried to move but I couldn’t.

She stood at the edge of my dream like a flame in smoke, her body glistening like she was made of mist and memory. Her eyes burned into me. Not angry. Not pleading. Her arms crossed over her chest as she walked towards me.

Commanding.

Really cool and void of any emotions. Just testing, waiting, even tempted.

“You are mine, Carter. You seem to be forgetting that, but it’s time for me to be able to remind you. You know you refuse to allow me in your head. You refuse to listen to order. It’s time for me to repeat and go back to that order.”

I tried to move. My limbs wouldn’t answer.

“You opened the door. You brought me in. You knew what you were doing.