Nikita could see nothing but darkness. Her lungs hurt like a b***h. She knew that she shouldn’t breathe but the more she tried not to breathe the more she breathed. She could feel her lungs swelling. Oddly enough, she could hear the rushing of the waves in her state. Do I really die like this? She wanted to cry. She had lost count of the number of times she had been at death’s door. Still, the fear never went away. Somewhere in her mind, she could hear the muffled voice of someone calling her name. Ah, I’m really pathetic. On the beach, Athena was the first to notice her absence. She looked around nervously with a frown on her face. “Where is Nikita?” She whispered to Lucien, who stood by her side. The prince frowned and looked around, not seeing his uncle’s mate. Before he c