Cadence immediately knew that she was not quite awake. She had only faded from seeing through Lorelei’s eyes to another dream state. In this one, she couldn’t open her eyes even though she could feel herself floating. “I’m sorry to intrude on your dreams, little nightingale, but this is the only way I can get to you. I told you the day would come when you would seek me and that day is approaching faster than I thought. He’s coming for you, little nightingale. The one with eyes that see nothing and a heart that desires nothing but to cut your own heart from your chest and to devour it.” Cadence still couldn’t move even though everything inside of her wanted to escape the sound of Azrael’s voice. She had heard his voice in her head every day since he had come to her on Samhain and she

