Phoenix:
The car jolted to a halt as tires screeched against the stone path, and I jerked upright in my seat.
My eyes flew open, and only then did I realize I had drifted into deep sleep, my head resting against Sebastian's shoulder.
He hadn't moved away and sat there, as if he didn't mind if I kept on sleeping like this.
Rubbing my eyes, I tried to bring myself fully awake and turned to the window. Outside, I could hear the doors swing open one after the other, as people started stepping out.
I turned my head to look ahead, and that was when I saw it.
The palace.
The same palace I left two years back after applying that invisible liquid to my body. I jerked back to reality when I felt Sebastian squeezing my hand.
"You alright? Your heartbeat is faster," he had concern in his eyes, and he was watching me very closely.
"I'm… I'm good," I tried to smile and checked my mask. This was the same palace that gave me this mask.
