I was never Human
She told me the alpha would come.
Is Halo who she meant?
I held her hands to my temples and nodded. I took a deep breath. Halo kneeled down in front of me and placed her forehead on mine. She continued her chant, but this time, I wasn't met with searing pain but serenity. Flashes of a life I never got the chance to see and experience flooded my mind. Images of Minnie and Kwen played like a camera reel. All the smiles and milestones. Kwen's first words. Her first steps. Her accomplishments... all of it was here. Minnie was there for all of it. That is until she wasn't. Tears fell from eyes, and I felt wrapped in warmth. I opened my eyes to those of Halo's. She had tears of her own, but in the