Chapter 145

Kaiden's POV

A pounding started in my head the moment I came to consciousness. Throbbing and pulsating, the veins around my skull started to sing a song of ache and sorrow. Once again, I had been fooled. I had been blind. I had dropped down my guard and allowed the enemy to gain the upper hand.

I couldn't dwell on the negatives for now. All that mattered was defeating Savannah, getting out of this building, and reuniting with the light of my life—my Luna.

Rayne.

Thinking about her brought a certain sadness to my heart. It had come so suddenly without warning, and I couldn't get rid of it. I couldn't deny the heaviness that it brought to me, but I also couldn't understand why.

Warm breath fanned my nose. A door creaked somewhere. My eyes finally agreed to open.

Savannah sat before me on her wooden desk. Her nose nearly brushed mine, but something else had caught her attention, and she frowned as her eyes watched whatever it was.

I smacked my tongue twice, trying to get used to the fe