123. Open your eyes, little devil

Antonio

As soon as Nikolai left the office and made his way downstairs, I made my way to the second floor. Even when I was halfway up the stairs I could hear Thor’s frantic barking and the way he whined, it made my shoulders coil tight as an uneasy feeling slipped through me. By the time I reached the half shut door of the little cell, I wasn’t sure what I would find but what I saw, I wasn’t prepared for it.

Erica was on the floor where I had left her, but she wasn’t relaxed or in deep sleep while she was unconscious due to the drûg. No. Her whole body was tossing and turning like she was fighting an invisible opponent. Her eyes were closed but her lips were moving, muttering unclear and incoherent words that I couldn’t decipher. She looked like she was in pain and the scene brought a burn to my chest.

Thor gave a low growl as I advanced toward her, I held my hands up as I neared her and crouched down beside her seizing body. Thor rubbed his head on her side, trying to wake her up. W