Chapter 16. Coming Together

In the tranquility Selena felt in her sleep, something began to disturb her slowly. Her body staggered in search of a ray of light that she desperately needed while in the darkness of endless dreams. Despite being asleep, Selena could still control her mind and feel it drowning in confusion and regret.

Selena couldn't help but feel like she was being entangled deeper and deeper into the darkness of the dream. With great compulsion, Selena made herself regain consciousness and wake up so that she could return to the reality of life, which was at least not as hopeless as the dream.

Selena breathed heavily, small beads of sweat escaping from near the hairline. She tried to make sense of the situation again by closing her eyes for a moment and catching her breath so that she could control the feeling of suffocation and fear inside her.

However, a moment later, she felt someone stroking the top of her head gently; a warm breath was felt there. Selena opened her eyes qui