*~*Zaley's POV*~*
Not long after dawn, I awoke with a start. The sun was up, but it hadn't been there for long. There was still a misty fog on my window from the dead of the night. At first, I thought I'd had a nightmare or something. A horrific dream that had roused me from a sound sleep, but I soon realized that wasn't it. My dreams hadn't been scary, in fact, they were the opposite since Amadeus was in them.
After a moment, I realized it was the sound of Zachary's voice that had woken me. Only it wasn't just him talking. He was screaming. A blood-curdling, terror filled scream that froze the blood in my veins even as it sent a surge of white hot rage coursing through me. Something was happening to my brother, and I was ready to protect him at any cost.
"Zachary?" I called his name under my breath, worried that something was wrong with him, that he might be hurt or even worse.