Book 2 - Chapter 25

POV: Lianne

I woke up wheezing, fighting to replenish the air in my lungs. I felt my chest heavy like it was being stepped on by an elephant weighing a hundred times heavier than me.

‘Take a deep breath, ’ I commanded myself.

I sat upright and scanned the room once again only to find that, yes, I was still in a bedroom inside Cain’s mansion.

‘What was the mansion’s name again? Ah yes, Soulisse Mansion.’

It wasn’t surprising that like Regaleria, this mansion had stood the test of time. It was good to know that a part of my past still lived in the present day however negative or positive the memories I had with them.

The food the butler had prepared was still readily available on the table, but he was nowhere in sight. Maybe he left when he saw me or thought he saw me sleepin