Chapter 52

Chapter 52

Theo's room is decorated more modestly than the rest of the house, with plain blue walls and curtains. It's a typical teenage boy's bedroom apart from the huge bed that takes up almost the whole floor space. The bed is like the one we had at the apartment and I wonder if it's a standard bed in this realm.

“She could have let us keep Sophie’s room,” Theo grumbles when he struggles to move around the bed.

“This is fine,” I reassure him. I'm just grateful we have somewhere safe to stay together.

“I'm going to do a perimeter run,” Axel says from behind me. I turn to him and I'm concerned with the change I can see in him. His face is no longer the sweet shy one, his expression is hard and fierce. His posture is tense and on high alert. It’s the kind of change you can only earn from trauma, and I did that to him. I wrap my arms around him and feel a little comfort when he holds me back and kisses the top of my head.

“Come back to me,” I whisper to him, hoping he understands the