Chapter Two Hundred and One

My thoughts drifted to Ash. Could he have been stupid enough to come back here with Daemon present?

Something told me Daemon wouldn’t be pleased about me seeing him behind his back.

A small sense of relief washed over me when I realized the footsteps approaching weren’t from a man. There was something feminine, something familiar about them.

It was Empress Julia.

Of course, I would recognize the sound of her footsteps; I had spent over a decade of my life listening to them.

Daemon seemed genuinely surprised. “How did you find this place?” he asked.

“I can’t say. You see, it’s a small secret, Trian–I guess that’s the name you stole.”

Daemon’s eyes drifted from her face to the object she held in her hand: the Nexus Amulet. She had somehow gotten it out of the transparent glass container–perhaps that explained the noise that had alerted us we weren’t alone.

Daemon

Not so

about to lunge for

fast enough, Trian. I’ll be gone before you

be able to find this place,” Daemon muttered to himself, as

smile widen.

here I am,” she said in a

could feel the tension

than that, you even got me to trust you. I can’t believe we

her trust.

can’t say the same.” He responded,

about to throw in

wasting away in the pit, only you weren’t there. You saw an opening and you took it. What I can’t understand is

if expecting a response from Daemon.

chase. The amulet, for the

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