{You saw me.} I felt it more than I heard it. It matched my own breath, my own heartbeat. Yes, I whispered. I felt it roil within me, a shudder that lay between a sigh or a laugh or a moan. It all felt so much closer than it once did, a power that moved in my blood. {Our story is not complete, Daughter of All Worlds.} A caress writhed against my mind. And my lips twisted into a smile. Not long ago, I would have been afraid. Not anymore. Good, I whispered. I haven’t decided how I want it to end. And I could have sworn it chuckled as it slithered off into darkness.





