s*x in death
Julian’s voice was a choked sob.
"The Sixth Life," I breathed, the memory hitting me like a physical blow. Isolde had been Julian’s shadow-servant in the life where he was a dark sorcerer. She was the one who had helped him "prepare" my body for the sacrifice.
"She’s a Revenant," Julian warned, his hand snapping out to shield me. "Silas didn't send her. The Scythe did. It’s pulling the ghosts of our failures into the room to feed on the 'Forbidden Touch.'"