Chapter 081
DARIUS
I hadn't slept at all. When morning light finally crept through the windows, I'd already been awake for hours, staring at the ceiling and turning over everything in my mind.
Adrian had barely stirred beside me, sleeping deeply in a way I envied.
I'd left the chambers quietly, letting him rest. Whatever conversation we needed to have could wait until I had more information.
But the moment I reached my office, any hope of a calm morning vanished.
There were dozens of letters brought by messengers who had been arriving since dawn, each one bringing more terrible news.
I sat at my desk, reading through them one by one, and felt my stomach sink lower with each page.
More packs had been hit last night while I'd been lying awake worrying about Adrian, the nightwalke
