Chapter 071
ADRIAN
I hurried through the forest toward the hidden hut, my feet moving as quickly as I dared without making too much noise.
Every few steps, I glanced back over my shoulder, paranoid that someone might be following me or watching from the shadows.
The fear of being discovered never left me.
When I finally reached the hut and pushed open the door, my heart sank. The meeting had already started.
I could hear the low chanting, see the assembled figures gathered around the central altar.
I whimpered softly,.a sound of distress I could not quite suppress. I had tried to leave the harvest festival as early as possible, but Darius had kept engaging me in conversation, and I had not been able to slip away without raising suspicion.
Now I was late. And being late had conse
