Raziel POV
"Alexa!" Seeing her there caught me off guard. I never thought I'd find her in this place, making me wonder if the worst had happened. "What are you doing here? Did Taizel kill you?"
Her initial silence left me uneasy. She stared at me with an intense, unreadable gaze. Not getting a response from her was unsettling; I felt a pang of concern as if my ability to protect her was slipping away. Her presence in this unexpected place was hard to fathom.
My memories played in my mind like fragments of a hazy dream. According to the gatekeeper of this in-between realm, I had died. Yet, I clung to existence because someone was holding onto thoughts of me. At first, I believed it was Alexa, but now, with her before me, I was puzzled about who that someone might be. Watching Alexa, I a
