Back in Velmira, reaching into Mae's mind had been as easy as breathing. I could mindlink with her without thinking. A simple nudge, a focused thought, and the connection would slip open like a door left on a latch.
But here—
In this large hall with so many supernatural bodies, it was like shouting into a hurricane.
I narrowed my focus. Tried again. Reaching, searching.
Mae.
Mae.
Mae.
Nothing.
The threads tangled and twisted against each other, too many open minds coming to me at once.
Frustration burned through my chest. I wanted to shake her. I wanted her to know I was coming for her, that there would be no rest for her here.
I pushed harder.
And that was when I realized something was wrong.
I wasn’t just brushing against minds anymore.
I was in them.
Reading them. People's
