Roxanne and Elise huddled together in the hay and tried to rest, knowing it best to conserve their strength. Roxanne was exhausted after the strenuous day she had. How could she have known when she woke that morning in her own bed that she would find herself here in this strange place at the end of the day? She could not even reach out to her mate. She had tried but it was like there was nothing there, their connection unable to cross over the different realms. She curled into her Step-Mother who held her close and rubbed her back like she used to do while she was little as Roxanne drifted off.
Roxanne…
Nikolai?
Roxanne where are you? Why can I not feel you anymore?
Roxanne opened her eyes and looked around the room, her Step-Mother asleep beside her. She looked behind and saw her sl
