Chapter 30 - A "But" Between Dream and Reality

She nodded, her lips shaking, the feeling heightening, slowly, taking over every single part of her body.

But she never got a release.

The dream crashed away from her, like falling pieces of art, melting into darkness.

Someone shook her roughly once again and her eyes flew open, the bright daylight sun that creeped into the room from the opened curtains was almost blinding her.

"My Lady, finally you are awake!" Raquel's voice was shaky with worry. "I heard you making some strange sounds in your sleep and I was so worried that you were uncomfortable."

"So you woke me up?" She couldn't even contain her anger, it was so plain in her voice.

"Hurriedly so," Raquel confirmed with a smile, looking back at her. "So are you---"

"Yes," she flung her blanket aside, mad.