Chapter 225

Before I could spout off the argument I had poised on the edge of my lips, Cadence’s arm shot out in front of me, like she was trying to protect me when she hit the brakes too fast. “However, I disagreed.”

“What’s that?” I asked, slowly turning to look at my sister. I couldn’t help but notice she had used past tense. What was she implying?

Cadence turned and looked me in the eyes as she continued. “I disagreed. I found out about the portal because Elliott left me a letter at Grandma’s. When I read the letter, Grandma told me about the portal. I didn’t think that the risk was too great to take the chance.” At that moment, Aaron removed his arm from around my sister and folded his arms across his chest. I suddenly realized what all of the secrets were about. Cadence had gone behind Aaron’s back to test the portal! That’s where she’d been, and that’s why he was so upset that she was