Chapter 19“I DON'T KNOW how soon Ashley and Jane will be here, Lin,” he said, taking the soda she had poured, “but I've been thinking about the president's plan since he left. I wish I could reassure you.”
“I just worry that an occasion will arise, like needing to save the president, that will make you go in when you could send someone else through. You could have been hurt or even killed. Given that you did that, why would you expect me to be calm and collected? You, Ashley, and the portal are a lethal combination. I don't see an end to this, and I don't know what I can say to you that will get through.”
Fritz sipped his drink. He grappled with his guilt. Was he being reckless? Was he using the portal for his personal enjoyment? His self-doubt had hit skyscraper level, and the distracti
