Ouroboros 2: Before (28 page)

Carson still held onto her hand, and he was the only force in the world that could ground her. That could center her.

She wrapped her fingers as tight as she could around his.

Then, finally, it happened.

The world started to float.

The guns and helmets of the soldiers shifted slowly around her as if they were little more than feathers trapped in the wind.

The light built and built and built.

Then, snap.

Reality fell away.

A vortex opened up beneath her and she fell through, Carson at her side.

She opened a gate in time, and without hesitation, it yanked her through to another point in history.

Then everything went black.

Everything.

Nida lost consciousness.

Completely.

The End of Book Two. Book Three is currently available.
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