Chapter 158

ALEXANDROS 26 MINUTES BEFORE THE LIGHT GOES OUT Giorgios’s words return to haunt me. Anikêtos and Elpis returned through the veil, weakening it and allowing the wraith to crack it open. Had he bonded with Ophelia, then he and the Skotádi would have had the power they desired. The wraith would not have slipped back into the mortal realm, and we would not have armies of the undead storming the campus. Now I see how we brought about our own downfall, but I am self-aware enough to admit that I would do it all again if it meant preventing him from taking her from me. I am no protector of man. I am her protector, and hers alone. Alexandros! Her voice rings out in my head now. She calls for the boys too, but Malachi and Axl allow me to answer. They are alive, Ophelia. Stay with Anikêtos and Elpis within the ring of Dragonfyre. They will keep it alight as long as they need to. You must stay there and wait for us. We will not be long. I love you. That does not sound like an agreement. Ophelia!