While on the other side, Rose was suffering. Each night was a torment, her attempts to sleep dissolving into endless hours of staring at the ceiling. And if she managed to drift off, it wasn’t peace that met her but the horrifying image of her brother’s lifeless body, pricking into her mind, jolting her awake with a start.

That morning, after another restless night, she did something she never thought she’d do. She swallowed her pride and sought out Jayden. She waited for him ...