I jumped out of bed and dashed downstairs to the office, knowing Axel had everything needed to help locate the portal. As I began rummaging through the stacks of papers, Axel trailed behind me.
I fired off question after question about how he had found me, but he chose to remain quiet. It was clear he didn’t want me to return, but Stefan had saved my life, and I had to do something to assist him.
“Madison, it was just a dream. You can’t be sure it was real,” Axel said.
“It was real! I felt it! It was him today—he was calling out to me, pleading for help. Everything is starting to make sense!” I shouted, my eyes darting around the office for clues.
“You’re not going back to that cursed realm,” he insisted.
“It’s more than just a realm. I need to find a way to bring down that shield
