Suspicion

'I am sure that being is related to that outer gate system. But what does it mean to know the truth?

And those golden eyes, they look familiar.' Alex thought in his mind, not replying to Vesa.

He turned his gaze to Olivia, 'Those golden eyes… no way! Oli has been with me since I was a kid. It's just a coincidence. 

It's not like there are no other people with golden eyes.' Alex convinced himself.

His eyes sharpened as he looked at Olivia; many tough thoughts started surfacing in his mind, things he wanted to deny.

His hand moved toward Olivia's, a qi appearing on his finger; he just wanted to make a prick on it when suddenly Olivia's eyes fluttered open.

"Where… where am I?" Olivia asked groggily as she felt her head throb in pain. 

The last memory she had was of looking at the portal, then everything turned blank.

Everything was a blur, but hearing a familiar voice made her feel safe and not worried.

"Alex?"