Chapter 20 Twenty

• Evana's POV
• I toss and turn on the bed restlessly then I hear a whisper. It slithers through the silence, curling around me like unseen tendrils. My eyes snap open, my breath caught in my throat. The room is dark, save for the dying glow of the embers in the hearth, casting weak shadows across the walls. The heavy curtains block out the moonlight, making the vast chamber feel more claustrophobic than it should.
• The second thing I notice is that I am alone.