Chapter Eighteen
As the world exploded around me, the marrow in my bones vibrated. My skin was still very thin. The ringing of the hammer’s impact caused the rays of my soul to undulate.
We flew up through darkness, but it wasn’t entirely black. Particles danced in front of my nose. They looked much like those that had danced around Eden as she’d raced to save her specimens from true extinction. Still, with my skin so thin, it felt like parts of me were being torn away and I was falling to pieces.
But I didn’t fall apart. Something solid held onto me. Something as familiar as my heartbeat.
Zane.
Like when he’d kissed me and held my hand, and our essences touched. I felt him move through me. I felt us blend. It was a feeling of completion, of wholeness.
I’d never been one of those gir
