“It could be nothing, but when I tried to follow him into her office, I couldn’t get in. There was something blocking the door. It was like I was in my body instead of in the Fade.” “Is that all?” His eyes narrowed, silently making sure I wasn’t lying. “Yeah, that’s it.” Damon let out what sounded like a sigh of relief. “Well, that barrier doesn’t surprise me. She has a lot of old artifacts from other cultures, and it’s possible something has the power to put up a barrier for anything on the spiritual plane. I’ve heard of old artifacts doing that before. People used to believe in that kind of thing a lot more than they do now.” Even though he seemed relieved, it was obvious something else was bothering him. Aeria was looking at him as well, matching my confused expression. He made an e

