Chapter 342 First Shift

• Romano
• The darkness is retreating again, and this time I have a feeling that I am getting closer to the surface of whatever I am in. Something feels different this time, and I slowly get a better feeling of my surroundings; I hear breathing right next to me.
• Torben is stirring in the back of my head as I turn towards the sound, and I can feel a smile spread across my face as my nose ends up in someone's hair. "Mate, she is here," he says, and my eyes fly open to see a blond sprawled across my chest.