CHAPTER 65––––––––
The pavement shook beneath Mara’s feet as she advanced through the glowing mist toward the center of the bridge. Trembles came in waves, powerful enough to cause her to hold out her hands for balance. A metallic screech echoed as a streetlight fell across the roadway, extending beyond the edge of the bridge and snapping in two. The bottom portion lay in her path, propped over the road by the balustrades. She stooped to pass under the metal pole, keeping her eye on two serpents slithering across it.
After she cleared the obstacle, she looked beyond, peering through streams of mist. Before her stood a transparent blue barrier, a wall of static between her and the center of the bridge. From a riverbank or some other vantage point, she was sure it looked like a giant blue
