CHAPTER 314 BLOOD AND ROSE

Marcus felt drowsy; maybe it was the pain in his arm or the dream he had just had. He swallowed hard as he met Bourne’s curious gaze, awaiting what he wanted to tell. The remnants of the dream still clung to him as he felt a trickle of sweat go down his back and the weight of it pressing down on his chest. The former Marcus wouldn’t tell Bourne anything, and right now, he still had that little doubt, but after the night he’d had after nearly being killed by Darius and Yovan’s hunter and now haunted by the Archon’s cryptic warning, he felt like he had little choice. This thing was going to get out of him one way or another. “I’ve never had dreams like this before,” Marcus began, his voice low, “but this one felt real. . The Archon was there, warning me, saying things that don’t make sense, but at the same time, they do.” He shifted uncomfortably on the couch, his injured arm throbbing with every heartbeat. “She said that I’m not just a pawn in Darius and Yovan’s games, that I’m