Page 135 of Scarred Alphas


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claws slashing.

all automatic now.

body knows what to do without me.

but I'm not there.

I'm here.

with her.

inside our moon.

she shifts slightly.

just small movement.

but it's something.

"Cosima," I try again.

soundless words shimmer the air between us.

she hears.

I know she hears.

world fractures more.

desert and moon-place bleeding together.

see myself from outside.

massive form covered in blood and sand.

Wraith trying to hold me down.

trying to stop me.

from what?

doesn't matter.

only she matters.

if she wants to hide here, we both hide.

and if she wants to disappear…

I'll disappear with her.

body stops fighting.

goes limp.

Wraith stops hitting.

feel him lean close.