AUTHOR'S POV

Back in the physical world, something miraculous was happening. At the exact moment Lilith embraced Reed’s soul in that in-between world, both their physical bodies began to glow simultaneously.

Reed, lying unconscious in the medical facility, suddenly shone with golden light so bright that everyone in the room gasped and stumbled back in shock and confusion.

Monitors went haywire, sprinklers went off and alarms blared as equipment shorted out from the surge.

“What ...