Chapter Three
A low rumble and change in motion woke Magna from her restless slumber. She blinked several times and frowned when she tried to remember where she was. Her body, while still wracked with pain, felt lighter – almost empty. For a moment, fear choked her as she did an internal inventory of herself. She did not feel the pressure that had plagued her since the alien took over her body.
Tears blurred her vision, then slowly trailed down from the corners of her eyes. It was gone. The creature was finally gone.
Rolling onto her side, she let the sobs of relief wash through her, cleansing away the pain of her long imprisonment. She held her left arm close to her body as she buried her face in the pillow. After several minutes, she finally felt more in control, of herself and she to
