_Lisa’s POV_
That night, sleep didn’t come easily.
Even though my body screamed with exhaustion, my mind refused to rest. It kept circling back to that man. The way he said my name. The eerie way he had known who I was before I even realized he existed. The memory of his voice sent shivers down my spine, and no matter how tightly I closed my eyes, I couldn’t block it out.
Eventually, the painkillers dulled the throb in my limbs, and the comfort of the warm bed lulled me into a restless and uneasy sleep.
And that’s when the dream came.
It started in silence.
I stood alone in the center of a moonlit clearing. The forest stretched out around me like a slumbering giant. The tall trees were swaying gently in the wind. The moon hung high above. It was full and glowing; a pale silver disc t
