I woke up gasping for air.
My physical body was slumped over in the chair next to Andrea's bed in the Plaza Hotel penthouse. My hand still rested on her forehead where I'd made the connection hours ago.
Hours? Days? I had no idea how long I'd been inside her mind.
I pulled my hand back and nearly fell out of the chair. My entire body felt wrong, disconnected, like I was wearing someone else's skin. The transition back to physical reality was jarring after being in mental space for so long.
Marcus was still at the door, crowbar in hand, looking exhausted. "Kaiden? You're back?"
I nodded but couldn't form words yet. My consciousness was still fractured, pieces of my awareness slowly reassembling themselves.
Then Andrea moved.
She sat up slowly in the chair, her eyes opening for the fi
