My brain goes numb, dragging my body to the same state of nothingness. Invisible chains drag me to the black depth of the lake, their pull inexorable. And as the dark death bed awaits me below, I glance one final time at the light penetrating from the cleft in the surface of the lake through half lowered eyes.
Even in my blank state I see Gage swimming towards me. My hero coming to save me. A small smile creeps up on my lips and my arm stretches in the direction of my knight from a strength beyond me.
He takes my hand in his strong one and pulls me to his warm body, rapidly swinging his legs with me tucked safely against him.
I couldn't imagine a better thing to dream of before dying, enshrouded in Gage's arms. Enshrouded in my hurricane.
With the final image of his enchanting dark blu
