Chapter 46

CLAUDIA. I went to bed thinking about those words and what they meant. Achilles repeated them to me when he took me back to my room, and I found myself getting the best sleep of my life afterward. So, when morning rolls in and the sun starts to light up the fancy room I’m in, I wake up feeling excited. Or at least, not anxious enough to actually look forward to something. I get up as soon as my eyes open, swinging my legs off the bed and landing on the soft plush carpet. I run over to the bathroom and take a hot shower, using all the fragrant oils and soaps stocked there. The standard linen clothes in the drawers are much fancier than anything I have ever owned, so I get dressed in them too. I plan to stand by the bed, casually waiting for him for god knows how long. But to my surprise, there’s already a knock on the door before I can even finish drying my hair. My nerves shoot up. I jog toward the door, taking a deep breath before opening it. I expect to be greeted by Achilles’s