Chapter 143

XAVIER “We need to leave now. It is likely Giorgios will return to Montridge, and although he has taken Malachi, we must assume Ophelia is still his primary target, so we will all travel together on Anikêtos,” Alexandros says. I’m still on my knees, my heart shattering into pieces while I stare at the spot on the ground where he stood until he was swallowed up by that … that thing. “What the fuck was that thing?” The words come from me, but they can’t be mine because I’m pretty sure I’ve lost the ability to function. That thing took Kai. It swallowed him up like he was made of air. Alexandros pulls me to my feet and places a hand on the back of my neck. “It was a wraith.” “A wraith?” Axl asks. He and Ophelia are standing beside us now too, looking like they’re holding each other up. “Like a ghost?” Ophelia’s lip wobbles. “Or a demon?” “More than a ghost and different from a demon. They are immortal, soulless creatures that are able to drain the life of others and steal their souls with