Roman awoke from his trance, shaking his head as if to shake the awful memory out of his mind. His breathing quickened as panic gripped his heart and he fought to calm down.

Despite everything that had just happened, he managed to regain control of his body and breathe normally again.

Once his heartbeat had returned to a normal pace and he was convinced that he wasn't going to start hyperventilating again, he turned his gaze upwards.

Celine was still lying on the couch, sleeping peacefully.

Roman remained quiet for a little while before he carefully climbed off the couch, making sure that he made as little noise as possible....