Chapter 29

Attack by Nightfall

"You can't die now, mistress. You can't leave me too" the words of a voice entered my subconscious mind. "Please wake up mistress please" the voice added in a voice laced with pain.

I kept hearing the voices in my mind but couldn't grab if it was real or not.

"You have to fight this Mistress. You can't let your step mum win. Please wake up."

My eyes sputtered open at the mention of my step mum and I followed the sound of the voice to see Declan sitting beside me with his face bent in his palm. I looked around and relaxed my mind when I saw that I was in my room on my bed.

"Declan" I whispered lowly patting him on the shoulder.

He quivered at my touch and raised his head revealing his teary eyes and wet cheeks. "Mistress, you're awake?"

"Yes, Declan. You didn't think me dead. Did you?"

"I thought everything mistress. You stopped breathing. I thought I lost you."

I cleaned off the tears on his cheeks and eyes an