Page 149 of The Sin Binders Ascent

Brashir steps back.

“I can hold the portal for one minute. No longer.”

I look into the tear he’s made in the world. The storm waiting on the other side. The fractured sky and the towered canyon that holds two pieces of my heart, locked in gods-know-what.

Theo takes a step toward the light, then glances back at me.

“Ready?” he asks.

No.

But I nod anyway.

Because whether I’m ready or not, the world doesn’t wait.

And my Sins are out there.

Lost.

Raging.

And they still belong to me.