Alexander's eyes welled up in an instant. He'd had this dream more times than he could count, but this time... it felt so real.
He kept telling himself—don't get too worked up, stay calm... or else he'd wake up.
He pushed the door open and walked toward her, staring straight into her eyes.
Lucy, you're back...
He tried hard to play it cool, but those trembling hands gave everything away—inside, he was a storm of emotions.
She was right there. Alive.
His face was a mess of almost-laughing, almost-crying. Alice instinctively took a step back, puzzled by the stranger standing in front of her.
Sure, he was acting weird, but the guy was wearing a tailored suit and made it into the building—he probably wasn't some creep off the street.
Seeing his eyes fixed tightly on h
