Chapter 142

**KAELIA**

At exactly Ten thirty on the dot, the watch on my left wrist began to beep. The sound seemed to echo in my chest, bringing my attention to how hollow I was feeling. How empty.

I might never see this place again. Might not see Bas, Reno, Goliath, Kieran… ever again.

“Damn it,” I hissed to myself as I tied my sneakers and finished braiding my hair. I should have taken the time to write a