POV: Nixie
Stepping back, pounding through my chest like it would burst and spill out into the night, was the beating of my pulse.
“I think,” I whispered, the words scraping out of me, “it’s looking for me.”
The creature moved.
Not fast.
Not aggressive.
Intentional.
Silver light rippled beneath its skin, flowing like veins of moonfire. Its gaze locked onto mine, and suddenly the forest felt too small to contain whatever it was.
Its voice did not reach my ears.
It entered my mind.
Found you.
It slid into my mind silently and effortlessly, as if it had always been there, waiting.
The forest responded. The trees creaked. The limbs trembled as if a storm had swept by, although the sky was calm. I felt a hand grasp my arm, pulling me back, but my feet were stuck.
Since the monster
