I woke to whispers, soft and strange. They were definitely not from the room, but from inside me. My eyes blinked open, and the pendant lay beside me, cracked in two, humming faintly like it was still alive. I shivered, unsure if it was calling me or warning me.

Flashes came back. I remembered what just happened between Paxton and I, and how I saw something. I couldn't control myself earlier as I was looking at the pendant which was supposed to be lost. My veins felt like they were on fire, ...