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me something, Reece; have you ever considered the existence of
other worlds, apart from your own?”
    Reece swallowed
hard. “You mean, like Mars? Not really, why?”
    “The man in your
room—you thought he was a ghost, correct? Or possibly a bad dream?”
    “I’ll admit, I’ve
considered both options.”
    He chuckled and
glanced at her with a mischievous grin on his face. “Reece, he was neither. He
was not of your world.”
    Reece stared at him
in shock.
    “Maybe a little too
much information?” He smiled sympathetically. “You should relax. Where you are
going will be much more welcoming than where you were about to be taken.”
    He looked into the
rear view mirror. “Levi, we’re almost to the vortex. Make sure Javian has sent
for Areion and Saracen. We should get Reece to Pasidian quickly.”
    Did he just
speak in a different language? Reece
rubbed her forehead disbelievingly. The car grew silent, except for the low
purr of the engine. The road they were traveling on was long, winding, and very
narrow. Considering the high speed they were driving, combined with the sharp
turns, Reece expected to have her body weight thrown all over the inside of the
car; yet, gravity had no effect on her.
    Even so, she
started to feel sick to her stomach. She didn’t really trust the two men, but
she’d burned her bridges. She decided to stop asking questions. The answers she
was receiving were more than she could cope with right now.
    The road curved
around a hill, and as she watched, the car left the road effortlessly, heading
straight for the hillside. It appeared as if they would crash directly into it.
Reece took a quick breath, and was blinded by a bright flash of light.

 
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    T he paved road they traveled on now was shiny black, and lined with
trees unlike any Reece had ever seen. Their trunks were white, with vivid red
leaves beaming on their incandescent white branches. She looked deep into the
dense forest of these peculiar trees and noticed that they appeared to be
glowing in the darkness. The bright, lime green grass that carpeted the grounds
of the forest, took on a glowing quality as well. It was strange; it was as
though the radiant grass and leaves illuminated on their own, in total
darkness.
    It appeared as if
everything was glowing in color. A drop of water on the windshield sparkled
like crystal. The sky had a sapphire quality to it. She felt as if her vision
had changed entirely. What is this place? All she saw was the
illumination of the nature all about her, and none of it seemed real. Wherever
they were now, the skies were vivid, bright and sunny; a far cry from the snowy
streets of Philadelphia.
    She looked at
Harrison, then back at Levi, to see if their appearances had also changed.
Nothing was unusual about the two men. She held her hand up and examined her
skin. Normal. It was very odd; it was only the nature around them that
had shown this interesting radiance.
    When she turned her
attention back to the road, she saw a large, shimmering gate ahead. It was
fashioned with beautiful patterns, circling throughout. She could see that
there was no longer a road on the other side of it, and they would most likely
have to stop. She wondered how they would manage to bring the car through, or
if they would? As soon as she questioned the thought, Harrison turned the car
into a dark area, which seemed to be a cave or something of that nature. As he
parked the car, she noticed that the area they were parked in was filled with
sleek black motorcycles, and other cars like the one she was in.
    When the car shut
off at Harrison’s vocalized command, Reece reached over to his arm to stop him
from stepping out of the vehicle. Time for answers.
    He looked back at
her with concern. “Reece, we’re almost to our destination. I know a million
questions are probably swirling around in your head, but you need to try to be
patient.”
    “Fine,”
She took a deep breath. “But before we go any farther, I