Chapter 46 - Death's Shroud

Kayla sat at an outside table of Common Grounds, a coffee shop to the west of the downtown area and a popular spot with the locals. Across from her sat Selina Devayne, her hands wrapped around a cold frappe, condensation running streaks of water down the sides of her plastic cup. Selina called Kayla last night, offering to meet up today to talk about the meeting with Cherise Wednesday night. Kayla only hoped it was good news.

The meeting that night continued with question after question, Cherise asking all about Kayla’s experiences with the faerie world and the battles she had fought, paying extra attention to her trip to the Summerlands and her possession by the demon. Kayla dreaded every minute of the retelling, but forced herself to endure it, hoping to be a part of something again. She needed to belong to something, needed to feel like someone wanted her. She dropped her gaze to her mocha frappe, realizing that since Alex’s death, she had not even wanted herself.