*Vanessa POV*
I awoke to the sound of an alarm, which was strange considering that alarm clocks did not exist in this medieval fantasy world. It must have been my imagination, my stressed mind trying to find any form of familiarity.
I kept my eyes closed and tried to re-enter my dreamless sleep. However, there was something strange about my bed; it was not the one I had fallen asleep in but it was one that I had known for the last five years of my life. It was the bed I had carted with me to my apartment when I moved out of my mom’s house.
My eyes shot open.
I almost choked and gasped for air.
I was no longer in Oakenhold Castle. I was back in my old bedroom. In the real world!
When?! How?!
“For goodness sake, please calm down Vanessa … or do you prefer Lily?” My gaming chair spun around to reveal Louis, he wore an amused expression.
“You’re here!” I exclaimed, the wheels in my head turned. “Which means that this is…”
