Chapter 0507

I leaned in, capturing his lips with mine. He returned in kind, and gently lifted me, carrying me to the bed.

We collapsed on each other in a sweaty, satisfied heap. With my head resting on Enzo's chest, his arms around me, I felt completely and utterly safe. But still, I couldn't fight the heaviness that crept into my eyelids, pulling me into the welcoming arms of sleep.

But the world I slipped into was anything but welcoming.

I was back in the maze like tunnels beneath the campus, my breaths echoing in the dank, subterranean air. The shadow entity was there, a lanky figure up ahead, beckoning for me.

Curiosity, or maybe something darker, pulled me along. I followed.

held me captive. I hesitated, dread forming a heavy knot in my stomach. But some invisible force propelled me inside, and the moment my

with my fists. "Let me out!" I screamed, the sound of my voice mingling with the rusty creak of the

of a grin. Its teeth were as white and jagged as ever, somehow longer and pointier now than they

from beating on the

my eyes, hot

sweat. Enzo was beside me in an instant, his eyes

a... nightmare," was all I could

for details. He didn't need to, because he already knew. This

warmth chasing away the lingering terror that was quaking my body. He began rocking me gently, back and forth, whispering, "It's okay, it's okay,"

entity, and its malevolent glee. Could it signify an aspect of my subconscious? A warning of some sort? Or was it simply the manifestation of

turning Enzo down about therapy; the notion seemed too risky after what

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