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This was it This here he ht lose whatever hold he had on Caia

"We’re here," she said quietly, her sold door handle under the sign that said Out of Order

"Yeah" He took a deep breath, running his hand through his hair, readying hireen eyes looked up into his Should I? she seemed to ask His ansas a brief, stoic nod

This was about more than them That had been their proble open and he followed as Caia tentatively entered the barren space The mirrors were attached to the back wall just as Marion had said they would be Lucien shut the door behind them and walked as quietly as he could to where Caia now stood facing the first pane of mirror

She blew air out between her lips "This is it"

"Yeah"

"Take my hand"

He reached for her and they clasped hands, and slowly, alone into slow motion, she reached a slender arm out towards the pane He saw her hand tremble, and he squeezed the one enfolded in his own At that she see herself into action, and she laid her wide-open paled and the air pressure changed It was alh The floorboards beneath their feet creaked and shifted, and Lucien grabbed tighter on to Caia And then his eyes widened in amazement as the mirror turned to liquid under Caia’s touch, her entire hand sinking through thein astonish to have disappeared

"Are you ready?" She grinned, the dily

How could he say no?

He sel sliding and clinging to his skin as he walked through the pane He could no longer see Caia, there was only darkness, but he could feel her hand still clasped war disappeared, and as he kept walking the darkness began to dissipate to white light He stopped, blinking as the light glared brighter, bringing his arm up to shield his eyes from the intrusion

"Lucien," he heard Caia whisper

Cautiously he brought his arm back down and blinked open his eyes

Whoa

They stood in an enorates and three guards It wasn’t hard to guess that they were all warlocks trained in defensive e reception area, there was even a cute receptionist behind the circular desk And behind the desk to the right of the foyer were floor to ceiling s that curved along the right side of the building instead of steel and brick

"Oh my" Caia breathed and he echoed the senti out on to water, and beyond that a beautiful cityscape And towering behind the bridges and stunning architecture was the top of the Eiffel tower

"Youlike a child as she sidestepped the security gates, gliding towards them

"Paris?" Caia shook her head in aly "The River Seine to be exact"

"Wait" His stunned gaze flew to the s "We’re on the River Seine?"

Marion chuckled "Coik worked together to create the Center in another plane that exists within Paris We can see them" She pointed to the outside world "But they can’t see us"