CHAPTER 21
Erica's POV
(Jane)
The voice echoed again, a sultry purr that seemed to vibrate within my very bones. Erica, it called, closer this time, the sound laced with amusement. I spun around, searching the empty training grounds, my heart pounding a frantic rhythm against my ribs. There was no one there, just the silent, swaying dummies and the darkening sky overhead. Had I finally lost it? Was the stress of this new life, this charade, finally breaking me?
“Who’s there?” I whispered, my voice trembling despite my best efforts to sound strong.
Down here, Erica, inside you, the voice chuckled, a warm wave washing over me, chasing away the chill that had gripped me moments before.
My brow furrowed. “Inside me? What does that even mean?” My hand instinctively went to my chest, as if
