CHAPTER NINEA Dying Bee
“No, Estefania!” Bliss gave my shoulders a shake. My body collapsed into her arms as my mind abandoned it. A lungful of air escaped my chest in a whooshing noise. The passage between worlds made my stomach retch with the speed of it and I gagged.
With a sideways glance of narrowed eyes, my hive twin noticed me arrive on the floor of the honeycomb. She blinked and shook her head. “You shouldn’t be here,” she whispered into my mind. A home-grown virgin queen moved past her, approaching the fringes of Sonora’s chamber. I knew she sought a final blessing before her maiden flight and exile. I observed her hesitant progress as my hive twin followed her to the chamber.
“Estefania!” Bliss shouted. My Outer body vibrated as she struggled to lift my vacant frame onto the m
