I’m the first to reach her twitching body.
I grip the sides of her head and lace my fingers in her hair. Running my pinkies behind her ears, I search for her carotid with my thumbs. Her skin is hot to the touch—the air thick with the stink of burnt hair. There’s nothing there—no pulse. My heart screams inside my chest, pounding enough for the two of us.
I don’t care what anyone says. I’m in control, and I will not allow this to happen.
Pressed tight against her skull, my fingers ignite. Creeping yellow flames spread across the surface of the skin on the back of my hands. This time I desire the tongues to spread. I surrender to them. Claim me, consume me—whatever the price, I’ll pay it.
The living fire spreads across Zorrah’s face, then down her neck. Veined with darkness, the cold flames dive beneath the surface. I watch pulses of energy come and go until my eyes flicker shut. Tumbling, I steel myself against the inevitable collision that awaits. Whatever happens, I’ll never remove my hands. I’ll never let Zorrah go.
In the spiraling darkness of my mind, I sense the presence of too many others. Each clamors to gain voice—some offering advice, some condemnation. I bar them from my thoughts. I focus on the memory of Zorrah’s laugh and her sparkling eyes. I am in control. I am in control. There is nothing left of me. Only Zorrah.
A hot vice clamps onto my shoulder, unleashing the storm that has gathered inside me. I try to stop its escape. I flail desperately against the unassailable current while ever-reaching in my mind for the picture of Zorrah’s happy smile framed perfectly on her doll-like face. Then the darkness explodes, taking my awareness with it.
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