Ayana's body froze and she pushed the man. She blinked when the man in front of her was no longer Luca but the man who had always been beside Luca. Nicolaus.
Ayana's body jerked for a second before she opened her eyes in surprise and closed it again when the light almost blinded her. The sound of her ragged breath filled the silence in the room. She groaned and cursed quietly. Her heart pounded hard from the terrifying nightmare. After a minute, she opened her eyes again. Her eyes found the familiar room in the west tower. She sat down and looked at the open window and from the bright light that entered her room from the opened curtain. She always made sure to close them properly in the morning
