Chapter 128

Adelaide

“Later,” I promised.

Greg took her hand, and the two of them walked out together, closing the door behind them. It suddenly felt lonely in the already more than half-empty dorm room—but I suppose I just had to get used to it.

That’s what my life would look like after tomorrow…lonely.

I leaned back against the wall, letting out a long breath. It was hard to believe, and even harder to accept, that this was my last night at Starlight.

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My vision blurred as I tried to keep up with everything happening around me. It all happened so fast.

One moment, I was trying to escape Starlight with Alaric, and now I was glued to the wall of some secret room beneath the library. Mom and Esther had dragged him here, unconscious, and I had no idea what to do.

Esther had tied Alaric to some pole in the center of the room, while Mom grabbed his limp hand and whispered a few words.

All of this was making me sick. I was so close to