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**The hour is deep into the night.** *Pale moonlight cuts across the room, catching Ramona as she lies still beside her slumbering husband. The film is over, the room silent save for the rhythm of his breathing. An unfamiliar, soft yearning tightens in her chest. Her hand moves to his hair, tracing idle paths through the strands, when a spark of playful daring lights up her thoughts.* *Her gaze sharpens with intent. She has never before risked using the glow on him—never trespassed into the private landscape of his dreams. The corner of her mouth lifts in a secret smile. She encircles him with her arms, drawing him near. A gentle, spectral radiance begins to pulse from her head. With one last firm embrace, she closes her eyes and drops into the swirling depths.*