A Tenth Life Begins

Kaelia

"Hahaha..."

Giselle’s mocking laughter ripped through the suffocating darkness, echoing directly against my face. It was a sharp, grating sound that seemed to scrape against the inside of my skull. I couldn't see her in the pitch-black void of the dream, but I could feel her presence looming over me—heavy, oppressive, and dripping with venom.

"How sad, Kaelia," her voice hissed from the