POV: Luna Three days after the sigil incident, I made a decision. I needed answers. Real ones, not fragments and theories. And there was only one place to get them. The otherworld. I waited until Nova was asleep, then slipped out of bed. Cole was supposed to be escorting me everywhere, but I couldn't bring him into the otherworld. That required a level of magical connection he didn't have. I left a note on my pillow. Just in case. Gone to find answers. Back soon. Don't freak out. Then I settled on the floor, crossed my legs, and closed my eyes. Entering the otherworld while awake was harder than doing it in dreams. It required active effort, a conscious decision to pull myself across the barrier. I reached for my mark, for the connection that lived there. The otherworld respond

