Chapter 63

Lily said nothing, her thoughts whirling around. It was strange to hear Darren say such a thing, to claim a love for a woman who had clearly been inhuman, but now that the idea was in front of her, she wondered if there was a limit to who could actually be loved.

“I don’t know,” she told him. “Humans and Arachne are different. Even humans don’t go to the same place when they die, it depends on so many things. There is something out there, a place where most of them go, but that’s all I know for sure, and even that isn’t much.”

He sniffed, then rubbed his eyes. “Well, assuming I get there, maybe I’ll go looking for her. Will give me something to do.”

“I hear the afterlife is a pretty big place. Might be hard to find her on your own.”

“I’m never alone,” he whispered. He looked away from the window and rubbed his eyes again, then let out a cough. “I’m feelin’ pretty tired. Think I’ll turn in for the night. Take care.”

He took a step away from the chair, bu