Chapter 35

Nightmare Fuel

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Elena

Sleep came easily, curled up on Dracul's chest. Even thoughts and confusion about love weren't enough to stop me from sliding into a sweet sleep.

But my dreams weren't pleasant, or sweet.

On the contrary, I found myself thrown back to where this all started, to the nightmare that happened on my first day in the castle.

It was like I was reliving everything again. But this time, it was warped. This time, it was wrong.

I stood in the corridor, the hallway of the castle dark and twisted in my nightmare. I couldn't move, the cold seeping into my body like poison. I...