Her tongue stuck to the inside of her mouth. She tried to speak through lips that refused to move. A strange yellow light burned her eyes and made the tears run when she tried to see.
"It's okay, Shai. Everything will be okay." A buttery-soft voice spoke somewhere near her. She frowned. Who is that? Where am I?
The red hue inside her eyelids darkened until she saw only black. The only sounds she heard came from inside her head. A metallic ping ping ping, a gentle lub dub then nothing. An ache pulsed inside her head and slowly spread to her chest and her arms.
Screams echoed inside her, filling every hollow place. Screams that she couldn't release. Please help me. Please.The words stuck inside her. They stuck to her ribs, her lungs, and her throat. But they were only words. Without sound.
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The Coalition (Book 1)
ParanormalWhat you don't know can kill you... It's just a pretty pendant. A harmless necklace. Everyone wears them, like a talisman. At least that's what sixteen year old Shai Eli has always believed. But why does her community enforce a law that keeps people...
