Chapter 67

• Dahlia's mother's wide eyes fixated on her hand, but instead of processing the situation, she screamed yet again and leaped out of bed, startled at the thought of an otherworldly creature touching her. "I don't believe you! Get out of my house!"
• "Really, Mom?" Dahlia rolled her eyes in exasperation. "That's how you greet your dead daughter?"
• Xavier swiftly entered the room, clearing his throat to diffuse the urgency of the moment. "She's real, trust me," he assured her, aiming to alleviate the panic that hung in the air.