_Lisa’s POV_
The moment I heard the voice, my whole body froze. My heart stopped, then slammed against my ribs so hard it hurt.
“Lisa, child… is that you?”
I turned. My knees were weak. The light parted and a woman stepped forward. Her figure shimmered, but her face.....her face was real. She wore white. It was the same flowing dress I had seen in my visions. Blood stained the front, but her eyes… her eyes were soft and warm.
“Mom?” My voice cracked, trembling like a broken string.
The woman’s lips quivered into a smile. She ran toward me. I couldn’t move. I couldn’t breathe. And then her arms wrapped around me. She was warm. She was solid.
I broke. I buried my face into her chest. I was sobbing so hard I thought I would shatter.
“Lisa, my baby,” she whispered, her hand stroking my
