Chapter 218: Summerlands

Rose Tillery hung in the air, unsure of what held her up there, or even how something could be gripping her. She struggled against the invisible bonds that wrapped around her, at least thankful that the coils of red demonic power no longer sizzled into her, scorching her flesh and making her body twist in spasmodic jerking motions. There shouldn’t have been pain in the Summerlands, only peace and tranquility, while she awaited her rebirth. Yet, she had felt more pain since her death than before, and had yet to see anyone else in her family or among her loved ones since she arrived in the land between lives. Tears streaked her face, her throat raw from the screaming she did when she saw Laci, the warning she tried to give Kayla, the crying out to Tansy trying to get her to sever the connections between them until the demon, Baltabek, silenced her with his malevolent magic.