Chapter 361-370

Chapter 361
“You… what?!” Zev hissed.

Sasha’s eyes were bright and color in her cheeks as they walked. She looked around, then leaned closer. “There’s definitely no one close, right? No one will hear us?”

“No,” he said, stunned. “Sash, tell me. How—”

“Listen, listen,” she took his hand, squeezing it and walking quickly back towards the City. She was so excited and he wanted to be there with her, sharing that smile. But fear twisted in his gut. What had she been doing?

“You remember how you brought me through unconscious, so I’d never used the gateway, right?” she said quietly, peering around them at the trees like she’d see someone who might interrupt them.

“Yeah.” Fuck, he’d been so scared that Nick would give her bad advice and she’d get lost… He shuddered and pushed the thoughts away. He needed to focus. “But, the females—”

“No, listen, I have to tell you the whole story so it makes sense: When Nick and I went through he gave me this little pep talk about the Gateway and how to get through it safely—and what the risks were, too, right? How, if you didn’t focus it might spit you out in the wrong place.”