THIRTY TWO

CAMILLE'S POV

After Neal's heartfelt speech to the persona I had killed, I had walked around the castle, empty.

My kids must have had the time of their lives because I found them in the lounge, fast asleep with Milana nowhere to be found. But she had set a sentinel to keep watch on them.

I had taken them both back to the bedroom with the help of the sentinel and tucked them into bed before having a long shower in hopes of clearing my mind.

It didn't work. Nothing I did seemed to make the guilt dissipate. So I wore something free before stepping outside the room and heading to the pool in the garden.

A tiny part of me hoped that I would find Dimitri there. I needed a distraction and the last banter we shared by the pool had done that before.

However, when I arrived, Dimitri wasn't there.

Disappointment settled in my chest as I scanned the pool area, hoping to catch a glimpse of his familiar figure.

The way the pool had been built allowed for blind spots. I hadn't seen him The first