What Florian had seen of Riona had been real—every moment. He'd been right: those glimpses were fragments of Ol'gaz's memories. What the demon knew, he knew. Their minds were connected, however unwillingly.
But everything shifted the moment Riona entered Florian's subconscious.
Technically, this was his mind. But with Ol'gaz in control of his physical body, the demon had gained influence over what Florian could perceive.
At first, it hadn't even realized it. Manipulating Florian's view hadn't been the plan. Ol'gaz had only one goal: kill Riona and be done with it.
But Riona changed that.
The demon watched her. Watched how she kept hearing Florian's voice. Watched how he kept calling out to her from within. And in that moment, it understood: Florian wasn't gone. He wasn't dead. He was trapped somewhere in this same space.
