Cadence hadn’t thought about the fact that they couldn’t always see the moon when the portal opened, but it was true. “I don’t think the portal is directly related to the moon. It’s just a trigger or something. Maybe it only matters when someone’s trying to force it open during the blood moon.” It had been up at Stonehenge, but not directly overhead, and she had no idea where it was when Brandon, Dax, and Heather came through.

Cassidy looked across the sky before her eyes returned to Cadence’s. “Well, if this works, hopefully we’ll never have to worry about it again.”

Cadence agreed. With a deep breath, she turned...