That voice. So familiar yet feels so foreign. Like silk to my ears. He is upstairs. I hear his voice, but my blood pumping in my ears stops me from actually listening to what he is saying. His footsteps get louder and closer. He will come down those stairs any minute. I should leave. I should turn around and walk out the door. I should channel back to Baedra. My heart is beating harder and faster than I think it ever has. I haven't looked into Elijah's eyes since I saw him with Maelia in that hell hole on the Isle of Akuma. I don't even know how long it's been since then. Not long. But enough has happened to feel like a lifetime has passed. I'm fae now. Equal to him, in race at least. He's got just a few years on me.
I see his feet at the top of the stairs. I step back and bump into the
