CHAPTER 207: THE BATTALION

OLIVIA’S POV (BONUS)

We don’t go too far from the girls' dorm before we see a crowd emerging from the woods, cheerful and chattering to themselves with a renewed sense of accomplishment, something that hasn’t been felt since Juliet died and since the witch hunt began.

A bad feeling crawls up my spine as they pass through us.

Jasper and I share a silent look without words, completely confused and looking ahead until we see imperial guards up ahead, and right in the middle of them is Lucian.

Something about him appears colder and detached, with dark circles underneath his eyes.

“Lucian, what’s going on?” Jasper approaches him first.

He looks at us finally, his eyes completely void of emotions and cruel.

“Oh, the gang is here…” briefly, he looks behind us, almost expecting someone else to be here. “Without Artemis, it seems. Must have abandoned another one of his toys as usual,” he adds with contempt clear in his voice.

His attire matches the other guards around, and I’m no