VESPER GREY LYSAN POV

My body jerked, a cry tearing out of my lungs as my eyes flew open.

Then I glanced around the darkened room, my body frozen while my heartbeat thundered in my ears.

The nightmare had felt so real, my neck still throbbed from it.

God damn it, even in my dreams, I couldn't escape Zevran.

I let out a rough breath, then pressed my fingers into my temples to try and ease the pounding in my skull.

It worked. The throbbing dulled with every stroke and my heart rate slowly ...