Andrei
“Natalia…”
My eyes snapped open as cold water splashed across my face, shocking me awake. I gasped and shot upright, water dripping down my neck and soaking into the blankets around me.
Lilith was standing over me in the darkness, her face twisted with fury, an empty glass clutched in her shaking hand.
“What the hell?” I growled, wiping the water from my face with the back of my hand. The clock on the nightstand read 3:17 AM. “Have you lost your mind?”
“Me?” Lilith’s voice shook. “I’m not the one calling out another woman’s name in my sleep!”
My stomach dropped. Had I really said Natalia’s name out loud? The dream came rushing back—Natalia in the forest, her back against a tree, her lips parting as I pressed against her. The way her hands had clutched at my shirt, the little
