[Reggie]Sometime later, I exited the in-between at the same point I’d entered it. I wandered down the path and wondered how long I’d been gone. For me it was only a few hours, but I knew time could pass differently.It was at least afternoon, so there was hope time had stayed the same. Then I remembered the last time fluctuation in the fae realm had lost me three days. That would really fuck up my timeline.Running, I headed for the Alpha house. I stumbled a little when I stepped on a sharp stone and ended up crashing into someone. We fell to the ground and tumbled for a few feet.“Holy fuck! Will you watch where you’re going!?” I shouted.

[Jeremiah]I entered the metal fire door imbedded in the tight shrubbery. I recognized it as the front door to the warehouse apartment. Everything was just as I remembered it. The soft looking couches, the glass coffee table, every picture, plant, and knickknack was exactly where it had been the last time I’d seen it. The coffee service was set out with one empty cup. A plate of Maddie’s chocolate butterscotch cookies sat next to it. I smiled. The memory of those cookies had stayed with me for a whole year. Serena would make them som

[Anders]The door to my room was like the gate on our backyard at my old house. I was nervous about going in and seeing Madison again. It was hard to get myself to move. I could see through the lattice work at the top. She was there.Madison sat in a lawn chair. The place looked like the backyard of my house. Everything was exactly as it had been a year ago. She knew how much I loved sitting out there and watching everything. It made me smile that she was still thinking of things like that.I went through the gate and grinned at my reclining friend. She wasn’t natural, but was naked and I realized how much I’d idealized her. This was a beautiful young woman, but not a goddess on earth.“I’d

[Madison]I led Aria into the place I had set up. It was a clearing with a canopy bed. The wooden spires leading to the canopy were entwined with vines and flowers. Soft sunlight dappled the ground. The place was beautiful and everything I imagined.“You’re really planning to mark me?” Aria whispered. “Yes. I’ve been looking forward to this since the moment I found out. You have no idea how much I missed you, my sweet angel. I barely had time to know you. I learned so much about you in the brief bits I saw while walk

[Ford]The wisp thing disappeared in front of an arch with vines hanging down. I paused for a moment. I needed to collect myself. I hadn’t actually held Madison in so long, I was nervous. I couldn’t wait to hold her again. I missed her so much.I stepped through the arch and into a clearing. Trees grew around the edge and reached up to create a dome like roof, softening the light of the sun. Madison stood near a tree stump.She was as beautiful as I remembered. Her dark red hair was down. She was wearing the green dress from our date at The Frozen Fringe, but no shoes. Madison smiled and her face lit up. She was perfect again.Conric was going insane in my head. It was really her. I could smell her sweet scent. We wanted to touch her, though, hold her. She ran to me and threw herself into my arms. I gripped her tightly and kissed her soft lips.Burying my nose in the curve of her neck, I inhaled. She wrapped her legs around my waist and