Chapter 158

CLAUDIA. Achilles. His name and his scent swirl around me like a tornado, making me gasp with both fear and excitement. If he’s here, then that means it’s not a hopeless case after all. But at the same time, it would also mean that he’s in danger. But just to be sure, even though Tristan is about to crash into me, I try to connect to Achilles and really know if he’s there. “Achilles… if you’re there, I need you to know that I—” “I’m coming to save you,” he declares, and a crash in the distance echoes through the halls of the cave. This makes Tristan stop, staring at me like this is all my doing. He shrinks back to his human form, and as he does so, I see him smiling at me. Before I can move out of his way, he rams into me, making my body slam against the floor. My head hits a rock and my vision starts to sprout black spots. I blink rapidly, trying to push Tristan off me and fight back somehow, but it’s useless. He gets on top of me before I can move, pinning my hands down with hi