Chapter 19
All was still at last. And yet there was no peace.
She had no pain, none of the discomfort that she'd lived with for so long. But the longing was deep. The longing overwhelmed every part of her and worsened with every passing second.
Leo was the key, as he had been and always would be.
She pushed, strained, and she put herself into motion. Not hurtling, too fast and cold and out of control. She moved deliberately now. She felt him drawing her, pulling her near. Going to Leo was the easiest thing in a world grown far more easy.
Staying away was the terrible effort.
One place after another, no need to touch. What she needed was not there. But the faint light and warmth grew, and she continued on.
A familiar space, one she knew as well as she knew her own shape and sound. A
