CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR
Oliver felt himself careen out the other end of the time portal and slam into wet sand. A beach? He ground his teeth as he rolled across it at speed, with Chris still locked in his arms.
He had no idea where the time portal had dumped him. All he knew was that the sky above him was black and covered in billions of stars, and that he could hear waves breaking in the not too far distance.
Finally, he and Chris stopped rolling. Chris had ended up on top, in the dominant position, and was crushing Oliver into the sand with the full weight of his hulking body.
Without even pausing to catch his breath or get his bearings, Chris started pummeling Oliver.
Oliver felt the blows pounding into him. It was just like when they were younger, living together under the woefully in
