theceiling,herwideeyescatgthefaintglowofthenightlight.Theclocktickedsteadily,eachsedlikeameasuredstepinanunyieldingmarchtowardmidnight.
Thestrahadsurgedinsidehernowystill,curlingliketwoetherealserpereatingintohiddenersofherbody.
Reyatouchedherstomach,tryingtoseheirpresence.
Thetwosmallmassesfeltlikesurrenderedremnantsofabattle,restingquietlywithinher,nolohrashing.Herbodycooled,theturmoilleavingbehiybattlefield.Initspce,astraionemerged—hunger,butnotthefamiliarkind.
Shegotupandwahekithopingfoodmighteaseit,buttheemptinesspersisted.Soon,sherealizedthatthishungerwasdifferentfromtheowhenskippingbreakfast.
Itfeltlikeahiddendoorhadopenedsomewhereinsideher,creatingavoidthaturgentlyobefilledwithsomething.
ThememoryofSilverRing''''''''swordsbrushedagainsthermind.Perhapshehadbeenright—shewouldeventuallyseekthemout.
Instinctively,Reyafeltthepull,theurgetotakemore,tofilltheemptinessgnawinginsideher.
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TheDay
NoonewashomewhenReyaleftinthem.
BothLuandMoxiwereatwork.MoxihadevencalledtheamusementparktoexcuseReya,tellingthemsheo"restandrecover"athome.
Though"recovery"seemedtohavetakenonadifferentmeaningforReyanow.
Co''''''''scararkedbytheroadside.Withouthesitation,shewalkedstraighttowardit.
"Reya,noworktoday?"Coasked,openingthecardoor.
"Ihadafever,"Reyareplied,gnginside.OnlyCowastherethistime.
Asmirktwistedhislips."Lyingisn''''''''tnice."
"I''''''''mbetternow."Reyaneverlied.
Codidn''''''''tblindfoldher.Thedestinationwasn''''''''tfarafterall.Yesterday''''''''swindingroutehadbeendeliberate.
"Haveaseat.Wantadrink?"Coopenedasmallfridgeintheerandpulledouttwobeers.
Reyashookherhead.Herreaswassimple.
"Iwantmore."
Cofroze.Hehadn''''''''texpect
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