A Link in the Chain

~ ZARA ~

When I opened my eyes in my apartment, at first I thought I was dreaming. The warm light from behind the curtains, the familiar smells of my bedroom… I was convinced I was dreaming and I was going to open my eyes in the dream and find David there with me—naked and sprawled with his head turned away from me, that corner of his jaw standing proud so that when I leaned over him, I could taste the hollow under it…

Mmmmmm….

I rolled over looking for his warm strength, but when I threw my arm wide, it landed over the pillow in front of me which was a faux fur—a texture that was never found in nature.

Or in Arinel.

I sat bolt upright, inhaling hard and looking around frantically.

I was… I was back in my apartment, in my world?

What?! Why?!

Blinking and blinking, I tried to push away the fog of sleep and get my bearings, remember where I had been and what the actual fuck had happened.