Chapter 41

Magic is real, whispered an odd voice inside my head. It was mine, but it wasn’t. It was foreign, yet so familiar I found myself believing in it despite the alien quality. Once the last of the warmth rushed through me, I opened my eyes and gave Avamarie a small yet utterly grateful smile.

“Thank you,” I whispered and let my knees finally give away until I was once again sitting on the floor.

“I know I’ve said this a lot since you first came into this… in-between. But, now what?” I asked.

“That’s up to you,” she admitted. “You can stay here and be nowhere. You can go through the light and onto whatever comes next. Or you can go back through the door and live again.”