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She nodded her head toward er to be with her so I ran I kept running, but I never seeht onfro in place and every tian to crease her face when she realized that I was having trouble reaching her She stood fro out toward ers about to touch, then just like that, she was gone

I then foundon a shore just as the daas about to break I was familiar with that scene, but I couldn’t reht then, I heard a whirowl

With the sun about to rise, I knew I had to immediately find shelter before the sun could rob e to follow the sound, especially because I knew that this had happened to ht

The nah my mind

I know this scene I have thisI met Cora

I ran toward the whie rock, I found an unconscious wo froer on it

I called out her name "Cora?"

She rose to her feet and when I saho it was, I froze It was Eing tightly I could feel the heat of her tears hitting my skin

I shuddered at what she said

"It’scontrolled by a will not my own, I nodded I couldn’t believe the words that then came out of my mouth "I know, Es to you now"

Thescream filled the at,to catchinmy mind was, Sofia’s dead I killed her It’s an to look around the room I was relieved to find Sofia’s still form on the bed beside me, but I wasn’t satisfied with that I had to know if she was still alive I began shaking her "Sofia?"

She blinked and began to h of relief "You’re alright" I scooped her sleepy forh to get her to her full senses "What’s going on?" she drowsily asked

"I thought I lost you," I said in what sounded like a string of gasps

She pulled away fro, Derek? What happened?"

"I had a night to Sofia The sensations I felt then was strange My heart was pounding againstinto a cold sweat, but I couldn’t rele detail All I kneas that I had this alar hurt I also had a nagging feeling that Emilia was a lot of trouble for Sofia and me I sed hard as I faced Sofia

"Tell me about it," she coaxed

I scratched the back of ht words "I don’t really re…" The confession ca her about the drea able to remember the details after I was just aware that the dreams had both Sofia and E on, so despiteeverything

Sofia listened, taking every word in silently, asking questions where she needed more information

"I can’t deny that I’m attracted to her and that I feel some sort of connection with her, but you have to believe ainst you That’s why I arranged that she be taken out of the island iet between us"

Sofia gaveto do hy you want to get htforward she was, but then I never knew Sofia as so the truth I found"I can’t deny that the drea that it’s you I want to be with It’s you that I love You know that, right?"

Her eyes began to , "I adore you, Derek Novak" She then cupped ainst mine "For the record, I can’t wait to becoht at Derek’s penthouse, waking up in his bed, and eating breakfast with hi our first few ether, when I was still known as his slave and he was still the prince of the island For the span of a few hours, ere in our own cocoon, away fro us

As I dabbed butter and ja the time I popped a piece of my breakfast into Derek’s ulp of anilass on the table I wonder when I’ll actually be able to share a meal with him