Chapter 238

Tatiana

The mist curled at my feet like a pet waiting to be unleashed. It’s waited for my signal, but I refused to give it to it tonight, not when she was coming now, and I knew that I was going to need to be composed, that I was going to need her to be on my side.

It was restless tonight, thick, electric, breathing with me as I walked through the dense trees. The number of lives that it took, the power that radiated from it, the fear that I’ve had from it amazed me. It impressed me, and yet I knew that I had other things to take care of.

Every step I took was laced with quiet anticipation. I could feel her. Her energy. Her defiance. Her blood.

Delilah.

The girl who had called me mom. The girl who sparked a curiosity in me.

I didn’t need to speak her name aloud. The bond that connected us was older than any word, old as the life I gave and the pain I endured. I called for her in silence, and she answered, just as I knew she would.

She