MiraThe ground was warm underneath me.I woke up confused, not knowing where I was or how I got there. My clothes hung off me in rags, the gravel sharp where it pressed into my back. But I wasn’t frightened. I felt a sense of calm that I had not felt in a long time— maybe ever.I’m home.A fresh su
“I’m curious about the process— would it be possible to get a closer look, observe things from inside?”I kept my tone and body language light and nonchalant, as if this was a diagnostic visit and I needed to consider my options before accepting a job.“Of course,” he said with genuine delight. “We’
MiraHello again, old friend.———Of all the mysterious medical facilities I could end up in, I was in the same one as Rae. If it hadn’t been such a terrible situation I would have laughed about it. The universe worked in mysterious ways, and now was not the time to question the gods.“Where did the
“Lead the way,” I said, gesturing to the van.We made it about one hundred yards before confronting the fact that one of the tires was flat. Lucas made quick work of putting on the spare from the trunk, and we could only hope that it would hold up for the rest of this journey.This new location turn
DominicPlease come find me.Her voice was so clear in my head that I actually turned to see if she was standing behind me. Maybe by some chance she had been hiding and was safe from whatever danger was after her.But she was gone.Lucas was tending to Wyatt, who started to mumble and wake up after
I glanced at him sideways, then kept looking forward. Taking in my surroundings, I was attempting to map the floor I was on in case I needed to make a quick escape. But everything looked the same, the doors we passed all closed tightly and unmarked.“What we are doing here,” he went on, “could be of