We were on our way back to the tear. Mason had almost refused to come with us until Demetri explained that without help he would go on a killing spree due to his intense hunger. He also explained that, if he did that, the rogues would hunt him down and torture him for exposing them to the human realm.
He still hadn't spoken to me since his I hate you declaration, but that was okay by me. Like I said, at least he was alive to hate me. He’d been angry with me before, not speaking to me for days because of it, but he always came around. This would be the same. I hope.
The entire journey back to the tear, Axel kept glancing at me to see how I was holding up. I kept on going, my head lifted high. No one said anything until we arrived at the playground and were stepping through the fence I'd torn down earlier.
"I'll go through first and see if it's still dark on the other side. Time is slower on our side, so I'm sure we'll be okay, but we should be on the safe side," Axel informed our group. He took my hand. "You going to be okay?" I nodded. "Okay, I'll be back in a second." He then gave my hand a squeeze and leapt through the slit.
While we waited, I kept glancing back at Mason who refused to acknowledge me. He merely continued to stare off with his hands in his pockets. Demetri was giving him his space, and from the looks I was getting from him, he was no longer a fan of mine, either.
A moment later, Axel came back through, giving us the okay sign before disappearing back into the slit. The three of us followed him to the other side, and headed toward the jeep. With everything that had occurred in such a short amount of time, we were so preoccupied that none of us even realized we were being surrounded until it was too late.