Chapter 93

Big sturdy arms and warm excited bodies suffocated Talin. Xander and Ossi had squeezed her between them in a tight hug, grabbing at her face, kissing the top of her head, snaking their hands around her. All of a sudden, the glassy crystal room where she was had vanished, and in its place a garden. Talin couldn't see exactly what the crops were at her feet, or the kind of trees that grew nearby. She couldn't picture the forest surrounding the house in front. Her focus was on the house itself. A...