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“I don’t think that’s a good idea,” Edaline told her.

“I understand your concern. But I’m not going anywhere near your

daughter’s mind. Only her hand—and the echoes don’t respond to me

anyway. I just want to see what my shadow can sense. She won’t feel a

thing.”

“If anything starts to happen . . . ,” Edaline warned.

“It won’t. But if it does, I’ll stop.”

“I still don’t think—”

“It’s fine,” Sophie interrupted, meeting Edaline’s eyes. “I’m fine.”

She needed the words to be true.

And Lady Zillah seemed to be the only one who had any idea what

might be happening. So Sophie held still as a shadow crawled down

her arm and sank into her bandages.

She waited for chills or tingles—or worse things she didn’t want to

imagine. But Lady Zillah was right.

Nothing happened.

Seconds dragged by, and Magnate Leto must’ve been feeling just as

restless, because he used the time to transmit, I saw your nightmare.

“That was not my doing,” Lady Zillah informed Edaline when

Sophie jumped.

“It was mine,” Sophie agreed. “Sorry.”

She took a steadying breath before she transmitted back, I thought

you said it wasn’t a nightmare.

I said it was MORE than a nightmare. And it was. Your subconscious

wasn’t in control in that moment. I couldn’t see what took over, but it almost

felt like your memories were under attack.

His description was close enough to the truth that Sophie had to

ask, You couldn’t see the monster?

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