Chapter 27
27 Terminus, 24 December 1871 A soft knock on the door roused Vinni from dreams of being chased through air that allowed her to breathe, but that also felt like water she could dart through like a fish. She never saw her pursuers, only knew something big and predatory followed her, seeking and searching, uncovering clouds and separating trees she tried to hide behind. She almost resisted inviting whoever knocked in. Could her inner sense be trying to warn her? Eventually she did murmur, “Come in!” through a throat tight with nightmare fear. When Doctor Claire McPhee Radcliffe entered, Vinni sagged with relief. She knew from the society’s dossier on Claire that of all the members of Henry Davidson’s team, she posed the least threat. Vinni admired a woman who only wanted the best for oth
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