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LESLEY

I scattered my hair in frustration the moment she ran out from the room.

I could not believe I had almost hurt her.

How could I have ever done that?

I hope she was okay.

I resisted the urge of going to her room to check up on her.

I would do that tomorrow.

I felt like something was missing from me, like there was something that needed to be done that was not yet done.

That could be the cause of my worried state.

I did not get any sleep at all that night, I just could not get my mind off what I almost did to Ralia.

It was almost dawn when I finally fell asleep.

RALIA

I did not have a smooth sleep at all that night, I kept waking up and falling asleep again amidst nightmares.

I finally forced myself awake at Dawn.

I again thought about what Lesley almost did to me that night, the I linked it to that nightmare I had, the one in which he did not recognize me at all and wanted to hurt me.

Was it the nightmare playing out? Was the demon starting to manifest?

I sprang up on my bed imm