Claire POV
I leapt to my feet in shock.
And joy.
I had connected with my father’s subconscious!
Feeling overjoyed, I took a deep breath and sat back down. I needed to focus if I was going to understand what he was trying to say.
Dad…are you still there? It’s me!
It’s Claire!
It was like trying to listen for a song through static. For a long, long moment everything was just a jumble of white noise.
And then my father’s voice drifted through, growing stronger, even if the connection between us seemed to drift in and out.
He was still there!
But what he told me shocked me, leaving me speechless.
Claire!
I’m here. You need to…
…listen…
Don’t…healing…
I shook my head, trying to piece together what he was trying to say.
I don’t understand. What are you telling me?
On a burst of
