Chapter 42

-Katherine-

Acan led me to my room, telling me goodnight. I thanked him, and we chatted for a little while before he went off. I watched him until he disappeared around a corner, feeling so good about myself. This was going better than I thought, and I couldn’t help but feel fantastic about everything. I felt on top of the world, almost. I walked inside my room, letting out my excitement and almost dancing towards the bed before falling down on it.

"Katherine, you evil genius," I whispered, feeling so excited, but when I reached out towards the other side, I felt the emptiness. I turned and saw where Darius used to lie in bed with me. Goddess, I missed him, and all that excitement just went away. "You will come back to me."

I reached out, stroking the empty side, like I could almost demand he come back to me. I really hoped he was okay and that the fighting hadn’t begun yet.

-Darius-

I stood by a big fire while most of the camp slept. We had begun planning our first attack, which