The Egg (Return of the Ancients book 4)
“Falling back onto the couch, I just stared at my hand in complete shock. I don’t know how long I stayed that way. When I looked up again, the Queens had gone, but Ajax still sat loyally by my side.
I drew a long, wavering breath.
I had to face it, and it was my worst nightmare. I, Sydney, was the portal the Mesmers wanted to use to enter the Earth from the Second Dimension.
Fear welled inside me. Utter terror. Horror beyond comparison.
And as complete despair threatened to overw...helm me, I heard Ajax’s low growl. As if in a dream, I followed his unblinking eyes to a spot in the corner of the room near the ceiling.
It was getting dark and I hadn’t turned the light on yet. But as I continued to squint, I could see shadows in the corner. They were swirling, creating some kind of vortex, and out of it, something black seemed to be wriggling my way. As I watched, a curling tentacle reached out of the dark hole to stretch forward.MoreLess
I drew a long, wavering breath.
I had to face it, and it was my worst nightmare. I, Sydney, was the portal the Mesmers wanted to use to enter the Earth from the Second Dimension.
Fear welled inside me. Utter terror. Horror beyond comparison.
And as complete despair threatened to overw...helm me, I heard Ajax’s low growl. As if in a dream, I followed his unblinking eyes to a spot in the corner of the room near the ceiling.
It was getting dark and I hadn’t turned the light on yet. But as I continued to squint, I could see shadows in the corner. They were swirling, creating some kind of vortex, and out of it, something black seemed to be wriggling my way. As I watched, a curling tentacle reached out of the dark hole to stretch forward.MoreLess
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