186|Arose

While Elena planned her grand proposal and made plans for their future across town, Dominic arose from his limbo at last and struggled to open his eyes.

For a terrifying second or two, he thought he was dead or blind or both, and he panicked, his heart racing out of control when he moved his head side to side, and he still couldn't see jack shit.

"Calm down," he told himself. "This is all a bad