Derion
“Wake up.”
“Wake up!”
“Wake up, Montu, for goodness’ sake. We are not disappointing that girl again.”
I could hear a voice off in the distance and with every second, I felt a growing pressure in my chest and then a sharp sting to my face. My body felt weightless and heavy all at the same moment. I tried to move, but it felt like my entire body weighed a ton.
I tried to make out the voice, but the words sounded muffled. The more I strained to listen, the less I could hear. I reached out with my mind for Eriana, but she wasn’t there anymore. I couldn’t feel the warmth of her soul or smell the sweet scent that accompanied it.
Did she do it? Did she bring me back? That sharp sting in my face returned, and it caught me so off guard that I nearly jumped out of my skin. By now, t
