I would have laughed, had there been any humor left in me after everything that had happened. But I just snorted instead. “How very optimistic of you.” After flipping through a few more pages to discover that there was still nothing indicating a decipherable language, I started to grow frustrate
Nina “Nina… You found it.” The book sat on the floor between us, devoid of the bright white light that it had only just been emanating a moment ago. Tyler and I gasped at one another, utterly shocked by what had just happened. I blinked at him. “What?” I asked. “You knew about this book?” He
Nina “Nina… We have to get a divorce.” The moment Enzo uttered those words, I wondered if I was sleeping, if I was having some sort of nightmare. But deep down, I knew that wasn’t true; this was real. It was utterly, horribly real. “You don’t mean that,” I said, a wry chuckle escaping my lips
Nina I must have been asleep for hours, because by the time I woke up, the sun had long since dipped back below the horizon. There was hardly an hour, in fact, in which I was awake while the sun was out. The first thing I noticed was how parched I was. Groaning softly, I rolled over to see a fre
“I just—” “Enzo is still in the infirmary.” My father’s voice suddenly cut through the room. None of us had noticed him as he had cracked open the door, and he now stepped into the room, his hulking form seeming to tower over the bed as he entered. “Dad,” I croaked. “May I have a few moments
Nina “Wait! Wait, I’m coming with you!” At the sound of the familiar voice, both my mother and I whipped our heads around toward the noise. A moment later, I saw a lanky male form and a head of tawny hair break through the woods. “Tyler?” my mother and I said in unison as he ran toward us, a b
Mariah nodded. “It’ll keep you from getting sick when traveling between realms,” she said. “Luke told me that you were getting sick when using portals, so I did some research and foraging and developed this. Go on, try it.” My eyes widened a bit as I took the vial from Mariah’s hands. The liquid i
Nina “Goodbye, Nina. We’ll miss you.” Jessica and Lori held me tightly just outside the swirling portal, tears in their eyes. I had already cried all of the tears I possibly could, and felt utterly dried up; but it didn’t make their leaving hurt any less. “I’ll miss you guys, too,” I said soft