CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE
“HE’S HERE, BELLA. FIGHT, girl!”
“I am, granny. I’m fighting with everything I have.”
But she could feel the cold seeping more deeply into her bones...her mind growing even more muzzy around the edges. She could feel the evil one’s dark intent taking hold of her with icy fingers, clutching and clawing away at her consciousness, until it was so frayed she barely recognized it.
Deep in her heart...buried in her mind...Bella feared it was too late. She feared that her mind and will were shattered beyond all hope. And she would spend the rest of her days buried in the oily, black shadows.
Alone and terrified.
She could feel Edric’s essence nearby. She could always feel him. For a while he’d felt far away. But finally he was near again. Bella tried to reach for him, s
