Disclaimer: All characters, and so forth belong to Libba Bray, and I am using them for the sole purpose of appreciating her work.
Prologue
So sweet, the taste, the feel. Oh, how I've missed it. Holding me, gently. He kisses me. I've missed you. He smiles, my heart feels whole. I feel whole. Better than anything in the realms, more real, yet so far away. Please don't let me go. Smiles sweetly then shakes his head, he tells me there is no choice. I don't want to leave but I can feel him, everything slipping away. Tell me you love me. Wait, please, stay. Don't go. He tells me it is time, time to wake. I force back to him through the murky fog descending on this dreadfully beautiful dream. The fog envelopes me before I can get far. Kartik…