KAIA'S POV
By the time Athena and I left the old library, it was already night. For some reason, we had stayed there for hours, going through scrolls and books and stuff. Actually, Athena was the one going through them, not me. I had no idea what she was looking for, so I just sat and watched. I asked her like a thousand more times why she needed me there when I couldn’t even be of any help, but she kept giving the same answer, that she just needed the company. At some point, I gave up and just waited for her to be done so we could leave.
It was too late to see Leander like I had promised. I couldn’t go all the way there tonight. He’d probably think I was running again. My chest tightened at the thought, but I told myself I’d find him tomorrow and explain everything. I’m sure he’ll under
