Casper.

“Marina,” I muttered. A small smile played on my battered and bloodied face.

“Join us. This family misses you.” Her angelic and soothing voice rang in my head, sending a shrill of satisfaction down my spine.

I missed it.

Fixing her blue eyes on me, she held out her hand, stretching it towards me.

At once, a blinding light demarcated us, sending me to fall against the ground.

The strange light caused a barrier between us, and while I was on one side, she was on the other side, in a strange face with my kids.

She smiled, urging me to hasten my speed. I watched her delicate slender...