Chapter 23. A Talk with Severino

Alinta Devereaux

A pool of blood and dismembered bodies—and I killed all of them!

I ran and ran and ran but stopped when I realized something. I am in total darkness; not even a light from the moon and stars shone, yet I can see blood and bodies around me. But as soon as I stopped, I suddenly found myself standing on a mountain, and not far away from me was a battalion of women and men, growling, howling, and gnarling.

Then, all of a sudden, the men shifted into werewolves, and the women uttered spells. They charged towards me with a relentless speed, determined to reach me or kill me.

But before I could react, my eyes opened, and I jolted awake. I sat down, feeling my heart beating rapidly as I tried to catch my breath.

A nightmare. I let out a deep breath as it sank into my mind that it was the first time I had one. At the same time, I was feeling disappointed and