What just happened?
Islinda was left confused as her gaze roamed the unfamiliar room. One moment she was in bed relishing a certain book and the next she had been called, no, pulled to this place.
And where the hell was she? What was this place?
The room would have been completely dark if not for the candles lit at the corners. Although her sight was limited, she could make out strange objects and drawings on the walls. Some of them were fear-inspiring, while the rest were intriguing. Her nose twitched at the intoxicating smell of spices in the air that teased her nostrils and tempted her to sneeze.
Wasn't this a dream? Why did it feel so real?
Islinda suddenly felt a heated gaze on her back and turned. And there she saw him, Valerie.
"By the gods….." The shock expressed from her lips, her eyes wide with disbelief, "How is this possible?" She muttered more to himself. Perhaps, she was hallucinating.
