Nora's POV
James whispers my name softly, holding me close against his chest. "Can you hear me?"
Every fiber of my being wants to respond, to open my eyes and reassure him, but my body refuses to cooperate. Weakness floods through me like a tide, and I know that if I force my eyes open now, I'll be sick all over him.
Without warning, I'm pulled back into that nightmare forest. James fades away, and the dream drags me down into its fiery depths once more.
The scene unfolds exactly as it did before. I watch myself bound to that massive tree, choking on thick smoke, ready to surrender because escape seems impossible. The demon lifts its arms skyward, and the hellish flames surge higher and higher around me. The heat is so intense I can feel it trying to peel away my skin layer by layer.
