I wake up as a start. The air is heavy, as if a thick veil of dread has engulfed us. The silence is deafening and I can barely move. I feel like I am inside a horror film, rather than a fantasy romance novel.
No, this is different. This is akin to that time Lyrica's ex-slaves try to curse me by sacrificing their lives.
I shake Calais gently, who is lying beside me, to wake him up. "Calais… Something's wrong…"
His eyes snap open at my touch, and upon seeing my face, he frowns.
"What?!" he barks.
I cover his mouth, ignoring the way he reacts to me. "Something is wrong," I repeat.
I sit up from my blanket. I sense presence from all around us. I don't know why, though. Humans should not be able to enter and monsters are rare within the Cairns Kingdom.
