Samantha's POV
The place I found myself in was both strange and ethereal at the same time. Silver light seemed to envelop everything, and yet it wasn't just light—it was tangible and warm, and tiny golden and purple motes danced around my fingers when I reached my hand out into the air.
All around me was a beautiful, shining palace with pillars made of moonstone that looked out into an endless expanse of that ethereal light. I felt like I was in a home that had been built amongst the stars, or perhaps as if I were inside the moon itself, into which a palace had been carved to look out across the galaxy.
But it was the beautiful face hovering above mine that truly stole my breath away.
The woman perched on the edge of my plush bed was timeless. She could have been my age or a thousand y
