Chapter 54

I floated on a sea of blackness. If this was death, sign me up! It was the most relaxed I'd been in, well, years I suppose.

The world around me shifted. It was a subtle shift. I slowly became more aware of my surroundings. Silver topped sand dunes glowed in the distance. I was sitting on a rug in the middle of a desert. The moon hung low in the sky, big and bright and shining.

I wasn't sure how I had gotten here, but I wasn't panicked. A sense of peace and rightness washed over me.

"Welcome back to Zolon, Madison Timms." I glanced up lazily. The woman in front of me was silver layered on even more silver.

Her silvery white hair hung in waves, mingling with her silver gossamer dress. Her skin was so pale that it was a translucent porcelain, and her eyes a silvery gray rimmed in darkness.

She was beauty and grace personified. I'm sure if the lethargy that weighted my limbs was gone, I might've jumped to my feet to show my respect. But I couldn't really pull myself together enough t