Book 2: Chapter 23

Edward sat in front of the doors as he made himself remember all the times he spent with Aliyah, even the times he still believed he hated her. His mission was to make her his innermost desire so that when he opened one of those doors, it would lead him back to her, back to them and so that he can protect them as he should, as he should have.

Selene had told him about the thing with Irene but he knew he can’t hate her, Irene would never hurt Aliyah if she was in her right mind and that means he had to go back sooner to wake her up before she was used to really hurt Aliyah, building guilt upon her when she finally regains her senses.

However, if he was telling himself the truth, that was not the only reason he wanted to go back so much now. Selene don’t often tell him everything that was happening in the world but somehow she managed to tell him that Steven was getting really close to Aliyah now. He doesn’t want to believe that Aliyah would forget him so soon but he also