CHAPTER ELEVEN Hearts Across Time

As soon as night fell, the London sky was lit with ethereal lights as Lily, Alexander, Emily, and Jonathan hurried through the city streets. Emporal distortions were increasing, causing moments from the past and future to intrude into the present. ‘We have to reach the next safe house,’ Alexander screamed amidst the commotion. “It’s all we have time to get our bearings on and try and figure out what the strategy is going forward.”   Lily realized that she was particularly attentive to Alexander’s presence as they ran. Their hands touched from time to time; every time, she felt a jolt of electricity that was unrelated to the time-space paradox around them. They ran into a small side street and, just in time, avoided a bunch of flabbergasted Victorian constables who were trying to prevent looting. Lily’s clothes only allowed her to feel the heat coming from Alexander while he scanned the surroundings from behind the corner. ‘I think,’ he said quietly, running his lips along the