Chapter 154

ALEXANDROS 59 MINUTES BEFORE THE LIGHT GOES OUT My fingers wrap around my brother’s wrist, and I squeeze hard, stopping the blade from slicing any deeper into my son’s neck. Giorgios gapes up at me, his face a mask of shock and fear. He should fear me, for nothing in this universe will save him from my rage. I squeeze harder, crushing the bones in his wrist until he drops the blade, and the writhing shadows spread out and fade before disappearing completely. Malachi and Axl are bound by their hands and feet, kneeling on the floor. Xavier lies bound and unconscious. But they are all breathing. They are all alive. “You are too late, brother,” Giorgios sneers. The wraith’s bloodcurdling shrieks fill the room, then it disappears in a torrent of darkness. My brother does not seem at all perturbed by the wraith’s sudden departure. It is almost as though he expected it. A cold shiver runs the length of my spine. Ophelia, do not leave Anikêtos’s side! She quickly voices her compliance. Anikêto