The white light dissipated as quickly as it had appeared.
Riya stumbled slightly as her feet made contact with solid ground, her arms automatically tightening around Alex's shoulders for support.
"What... what just happened..." she started to say, but the words caught in her throat as she finally managed to open her eyes.
They were not in the living room of Lotus Crown Villa anymore.
They were standing on a hilltop, and all around them was nothing but wilderness that seemed to go on forever.
Alex had traveled to the very same mountains from where he had rescued Lucy last time.
It was for two reasons only: first, the view from here was excellent, and second, it was the only place he had been to where he would not find too many people around no one to bear witness to their sudden appearance.
Riya's grip on Alex loosened as she took a shaky step backward, her eyes darting around wildly, trying to make sense of what she was seeing.
The landscape before her was breathtaking.
