Chapter 63

The wind blew against Imani’s skin. Who knew she would be go hiking so soon? She had taken the one opportunity to leave that house without Kaito noticing. Good thing his mother arrived at the perfect time as a distraction.

She was certain if he knew he wouldn’t let her come on her own but she had made up her mind already, she wasn’t doing this with anyone. It was her battle as the chosen one and she would fight it, even if it meant at the expense of every trickle of blood in her body.

High above her, crossing the river-bottomed valley in southern ridgeline, was Cosmos or accurately Margo Erland’s den. How did she know that? She really didn’t, it just came to her and while she had a tidbit uncertainty it was not enough to deter her from climbing.

She didn’t want to look down, she couldn’t look down. She knew she was far off the mountain and she was walking on the eve of falling down. One push and she’d be heading to her maker with no delay, she was sure the grim re