Hooked on Imprisoned in Stone, Nightime Visitor, #MFRWHooks

For the next several weeks, the posts showcase magic of a darker kind.

Imprisoned in Stone. For the crime of healing without payment, the Brethren imprisoned Dylan’s soul in stone. Last week's post recounted a time of awareness. This week covers the contact when a mind touches his. He still has no hope for escape from his eternal prison for his possible savior is unaware of her latent magic, the power needed to free him.

Excerpt:

Maerva opened eyes to a darkness, not only of her room, but of the soul. The sense of a presence held her motionless, even though she knew no entry was possible through the closed door or shuttered window. Air whispered over her skin as if someone touched her cheek. A breath later, the impression of an intruder vanished.

The roar of waves crashing against the cliff, something she had heard since birth, comforted Maerva and pushed away the residual fear. Deep breaths removed more of the tension from her body, even though her skin remained clammy from perspiration. The moon reappeared from behind its filtering curtains of haze. No longer obscured, the low-hanging globe sent a shaft of white light streaming through the window. The beam moved up the wall beyond her bed, turning the darkness into a shadowed frame. Glimmering letters written by a ghostly hand resolved into words.

They are coming.
I can sense the presence of the Brethren.
They murdered my son... my wife.
They are coming–the ones who killed me!

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