Chapter 113

OPHELIA This is dangerous, Ophelia. What if he discovers where you are? The plea in Malachi’s voice makes me falter, but only for a second. And what if he does, Kai? I ask. We already know Giorgios lied about Lucian killing Alexandros. We know he’s been alive all these years and has never harmed his fath⁠— We also know he killed his own mom and his sisters just because they were elementai, Axl reminds me. Dammit. They have me there. That was a long time ago. Perhaps he’s changed? Xavier snorts. Doubt it. Frustrated, I throw my hands in the air. And perhaps he’s still a psychopath who’s hellbent on feasting on my soul, but the reality is that we’re running out of options and time. You’re all getting weaker. We don’t know what’s making you sick. We don’t know where Alexandros is, and we don’t know what Giorgios’s plan is. One person who might have those answers is Lucian. If he somehow reads my mind and figures out we’re here, we’ll deal with it, but I’m fresh out of any better ideas. Ho