Chapter 54 Forgiveness

Warmth, all around. A feeling of safety. Where am I? What happened? Doesn t matter. I could stay here forever, warm and safe. No. Something is wrong in the universe. Something happened. What happened? The front of my brain begins to throb as the memories come back: a kiss of betrayal, a declaration of war, a broken necklace, a dark purple cloud, a rat s tail. Yekaterina is gone. I haven t had a happier thought since I was sick and Dmitri sat with me. Dmitri. Where is he? I slowly open my eyes to darkness, pierced with flecks of light like glints from a gemstone. I m outside. But why? The last thing I remember was a swirl of pink, interrupted by crackling electric blue eyes. I turn my head to see plants, and beyond them, dim masses just slightly darker than the night sky. The mountains. I m on the roof. How did I get here? "Good morning," a rich velvet voice intones with a hint of amusement. I turn my head the other way swiftly--perhaps too quickly, for I saw st