Chapter 72
Madeline woke in Ayana’s arms. She had passed out for a brief moment when she saw the last image of Ciaran before the Daimon Gate closed.
She could accept that he might die. But she could not accept the gate between them. He might die, but they could not be in two different worlds when it happened.
Madeline shrugged off Ayana’s supporting arms.
“Take me back inside the gate, please.”
Taking one look at Madeline, Ayana understood that nothing she said or did now could waver her determination. She nodded.
Ayana reopened the gate.
Madeline charged inside, followed by Tadgh, Zach, Jo, Ayana, and Pete.
The air in the exit zone was thick with smoke and the acrid smell of something burning. The scorched ground encircled a large area. Bran’s dead body was still pinned to the sto
