Chapter 69

VESPERA

I staggered away from the wall. I had actually done it… Valeraine was gone… for good.

I looked down at the two lines that led through that crack that still promised happiness… I walked towards it slowly, brushing my finger along the black string… My heart racing as I looked at the barrier. I grabbed onto the string, tugging it gently.

I thought I heard a sound from beyond the barrier. M