Lyra's POV
Ben’s footsteps faded, and his words stuck in my head. “Your death will be tonight.”
I pressed my back against the bars, my body shaking.
“Kira,” I said, my voice low. “What if Orion doesn't get to us? What if we don't make it?”
She nodded, her eyes dark. “Don't lose hope, Ravenna. Until it's over, don't act like it's over. You hear me?"
“Yes, I hear you,” I whispered. “But we have to try and come up with plan B, in case Orion doesn't show up. I don't have the kind of faith you have in him, Kira.”
Kira got up from the bench. "I don't expect you to, you haven't seen what Orion is capable of doing, but I'm positive you'd see that tonight."
"So we just wait for him?" I asked, my voice weak.
She nodded her head, "Yes, we wait. We have tried everything we could until there's
