Stephanie's POV:
“I’ll give you access to the portal.”
I blinked, staring at him in disbelief. “What?”
“I’ll take you to the portal,” he said, his tone matter-of-fact. “If you want to leave, I won’t stop you.”
For a moment, I couldn’t speak. I couldn’t even think. Was he serious? After everything, was he really going to let me go?
“Are you serious?” I finally managed to say.
He frowned. “Don’t make me regret it.”
“Thank you,” I whispered, still in shock. I followed him as he led the way out of the woods. My mind was a whirlwind of emotions—relief, confusion, doubt. Why was he doing this? Why did he care?
Soon, we were back at the mansion. The party was still in full swing, but Tyler didn’t stop. He led me straight to the garage, where a sleek black sports car awaited us. I climbed
