Chapter 266

Evelyn PoV Was this a mere figment of my imagination?… Gilly’s voice had become an echo that trickled into the stillness, catching me unawares. The torment did not even allow me peace in sleep. I would close my eyes, and her voice would take me into shadowed dreams-corridors layered in darkness, chains clanking in the distance. "Evelyn." It now sounded weak and soft, no more than an echo but soon merely a whisper grazing my skin. Jerking upright in bed, I pulled the blanket tighter around my shoulders. "Wh-What do you want from me?" I whispered back, my voice lost in the dark. Silence. I woke up abruptly from my bed before drawing the blanket closer to protect my shoulders. "What do you want from me?" I demanded quietly. I managed to answer him but my words vanished into the darkness. Silence. I clenched my fists. “If you’re real I need to see you to be sure.” The air moved through the room as the window remained closed. The candle flame moved in an unexpected sideways wave as though w