Just as Alex heard the name Liliana Dragonheart, he couldn't believe his ears.
Cold sweat covered his face, and his heartbeat grew stronger with every passing second. It felt as though his chest were tightening, each breath becoming heavier than the last.
Thousands of possibilities ran through his mind.
The person named Alex did not exist in this world.
But Lily Dragonheart did—alive and well.
'Did she not get infected with corruption in this world...? What about my parents...? Are they also here...?'
Hundreds of questions flooded his mind, each one piling on top of the last until it felt like his thoughts were suffocating him.
Victoria, standing beside him, noticed immediately.
"Hey," she said, her voice louder than usual. "What happened? Are you okay? Are you having trouble breathing?"
BAM!
She smacked him hard across the back of the head.
Alex jolted as the sharp pain snapped him out of his spiraling thoughts.
