SEVENTY-SIX: EMMA ENDLESS
“Are you sure about this?” Louisa asked.
It was the millionth time that she had said it since I had decided that I needed to go to the realm of Dreams in order to figure out what was happening. If Oberon was in my head. Or if the thing inside me was actually him, waiting to be reborn. “
“I can’t remember the last time I slept easy,” I admitted, “so this is where I am.”
“You know, you don’t have to do this,” said Louisa, “the baby isn’t a bad thing, Emma. This isn’t a punishment.”
I looked at her glumly. “Isn’t it? I finally escaped him. Now I’m bringing him back into the world. I won’t be responsible for creating a monster.”
“It’s just his magic,” Louisa said, “it’s not Oberon. You’re not evil, Emma. A little selfish, maybe. But you haven’t had the cho
