What Is Dana's Relationship With Kevin

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Right from the start, I already felt a sense of happiness as I was introduced to the introduction between Dana’s relationship with Kevin. When I get to hear about someone’s relationship within a story, I start to feel a bit more connected to the couple, making me even more invested into the story. It also gives me a sense of motivation to read even more as now I want to know what will happen to the couple during their journey. But despite all that, one thing that I was surely confused about was the two teleporting together to the past. As I recall, as Dana was about to teleport, Kevin was in contact with her, and yet, he did not go with her. I do not understand why he did not teleport back then, and yet, he did this time; it really does not

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