Chapter 156
Annalise
Darkness.
A heavy, suffocating silence surrounded me, pressing down on my chest like an invisible weight.
Then—light.
My eyes fluttered open, the dim glow of the enchanted chandeliers above me coming into focus. I was still in Demonis’s room.
Still trapped in his world.
For a moment, my mind struggled to catch up, torn between the memories of last night and the present reality. My body ached, not from wounds, but from the exhaustion of fighting, resisting, and surviving.
I hadn’t even realized when I had fallen asleep.
Shifting slightly, I turned my head toward the empty space beside me. The silk sheets were undisturbed, the pillow untouched.
Demonis had not come back after he left last night.
I exhaled slowly, sitting up, gripping the edge of the bed as las
