Chapter 87

"Mara!" Treddian snapped, getting my attention faster than anything else he could have done.

I looked into his eyes and saw the same worry, fear, and heartbreak that I was feeling.

"Mara, my own mate is on the other side of that. And true, our mating is not the same as you and Tohr's. But I still feel the pain of his absence. But we cannot go after them. We must stay here. We must stay here and believe they will come back," he said and broke the cardinal rule giving me a quick, hard hug.

The surprise must have shown on my face because he flushed and murmured an apology.

"Your brother said that in your world, it's not unusual for brothers to hug their sisters to comfort them," he explained, still blushing.

"It's not," I replied, quickly giving him another hug.

The portal began to pulse harder, and the electrical buzz that it immitted became louder. Everyone stopped and stared at it with anxiety, fear, and hope.

Seconds later, Erik flew through and scrambled out of the way an inst