Chapter 101

"Yes. Oh, yes. Yes, I'll go." No hesitation. Nothing. Her eyes were just filled with trust.

It made Ismena emotional and she shook her head, "But, Sandy, you don't even know where it is."

"Don't care. What matters is that you're there—wherever 'there' is—and you're going there with me, and we're going to spend more time together."

"But Sandy, what about your work?"

"I can always take a break. Remy, that dog, knows I'm long overdue for now." She smirked then.

Ismena smiled too, at the reference to her boss. "Well, that's true. Oh, Sandy, I'm so happy you're going with me—"

The door opened and Alphose entered again. "We don't have much time left, Ismena. We have to go now."

Ismena nodded repeatedly, "Okay, okay."

Alphose allowed himself to look at Kassandra then, "What about her?"

"She's—" Ismena began.

But Sandra cut her off, raising her hand up, "Her, is also coming too."

Their eyes locked.

For a moment, Sandra would have sworn that the world around them stilled.

Alphose's face might