Chapter 121

ACHILLES. When I rushed back into the arms of Claudia, I thought that our suffering would end right there. I thought that it would be the start of something new, something better. After all, the ones who have turned against us are now gone. Eliminated. The simple fact that Claudia is the one standing before me is enough to tell me that she conquered Kiernan on her own. The journey to come back to her was not easy. The worry for her was too much, combined with the worry that Carlos would not make it. Leaving Sahari behind might not be the best choice because I knew where she would go back to and who she would return to, but that was no matter to me. I just took one of the horses they left behind and went ahead. It was long and harrowing. But I made it back to Claudia. I made it back to my family. Happiness was starting to peek through the clouds of despair for the first time seemingly in a long while. But now something is not right again. Blood is flowing from between her legs. Th