Chapter 136

[HOLLY's Point of View]

I couldn’t sleep.

It was as if something beyond the territory of the Blackwood was calling me. A feeling so familiar it made me feel so restless and concerned and it was something beyond words to describe because I had never felt like this before.

Even Lily was tense. I could picture her walking in circles with her eyes sharp, trying to sense something dangerous. But we were finally in the Blackwood Manor. We were at home.

With soft steps, I went to the windows and opened them despite the rules that all the windows and the doors of the manor should be closed before six in the evening. I bit my lowerlip hard when the cold breeze brushed my bare skin and entered my room, almost putting the fire off my scented candles.

There was a whisper in the wind. More like a melody that was familiar, and I was sure I had heard it before. I just... I just couldn’t remember when or where.

“Evander.” I breathed as I looked at the mountains and closed my eyes. I let the cold bree