Chapter 49
It was like a knife to the heart. I already knew Daniel was gone, but to hear Allador say it so casually hit me hard. Maybe the Ampari didn’t understand grief.
My heart kind of twisted. Surely he wasn’t talking about Daniel like that.
Hate welled up inside, threatening to overwhelm me. I wouldn’t normally say that when informed of someone’s death, but at that moment, I was truly glad that he’d died.
But then I thought, so had Daniel. I’d never had such a hollow ache in my chest before.
I didn’t ask Allador about Daniel. I didn’t want to hear the words. I couldn’t bear hearing him say it. I felt I’d failed him when I’d let go, even though I knew in my heart that I couldn’t have held on any longer. But how could I go on living with that guilt? How could I go to sleep each ni
