Chapter Five
Elise watched as Noel stalked toward the door, grabbed the knob and jerked it open. Then he was gone, closing the door behind him with a quietness she believed he fought hard to show. She struggled against the sinking sensation within her that threatened to liquefy her legs. What was she getting herself in to? And what about Matt?
This man, Noel Posas, the Dream Master, said he would help Matt, would show him how to deal with his surfacing powers. She had no doubt Noel could teach her son those things, but what she feared most was the very real possibility of Matt ending up just like him: a lonely, bitter man. A man who must surely crave human contact, even love, but couldn’t—wouldn’t?—accept it. Is this what she wanted for her son? No. And she didn’t want it for Noel either
