Chapter 31:
THE GHOST OF THE PAST
The sparkling symbol in the dust haunted me long after we left the clearing. Even as Gabriel and Ethan labored to erase it from sight, its picture remained burned into my mind, specific and menacing. That night, I couldn’t sleep. I tossed and turned, the occasions of the day replaying in my mind.
Ethan stirred beside me, his voice thick with issue. “Taya, what’s incorrect?”
I sighed, staring at the ceiling. “That image… it’s no longer just a warning, Ethan. It’s something worse. I can sense it.”
He reached out, pulling me nearer. His warmth needed to have eased the anxiety coiling in my chest, but even his regular presence couldn’t quiet the unease within me.
“You’ve been through a lot already,” he said softly, his breath heated in opposition to my
