Chapter 68 : Prey

After changing into the nightgown, I crawled under the covers. Aphrodite had refused to disclose a thing about her brother. Though it was entirely unethical, Athereld attempted to drug Aphrodite to find out about the weapons Elric had developed. Nevertheless, it appeared Aphrodite really didn't know much about the weapons. It was quite expected from a sly man like Elric. Though he had provided Aphrodite the authority to launch the weapons, he hadn't said a thing to her about their locations. Perhaps, Elric had assumed that Aphrodite might fail in her task. Hence, he kept it to himself. A sudden chill crawled over my skin. How could I sleep peacefully, knowing we could get attacked anytime? I almost dozed off before I felt a warmth girding my body. I blinked away to find Caspian hugging me from behind. I didn't even realize his presence. "What are you doing?" I asked, sounding suspicious of Caspian's intentions. "Don't worry. I won't do anything you don't want," he said, gentl