Chapter 414

Valeria’s POV

I heard the sound again in my dream, something hitting against something else, faint but persistent.

It echoed in the back of my mind, like a warning I refused to understand.

Slowly, I opened my eyes.

Darkness still filled the room, but everything seemed… normal.

I stared around, my heart beating a little faster than usual. The curtains swayed slightly with the early morning breeze.