Chapter 138

Thalia POV

Valerius suddenly wakes, getting on his knees and growling loudly. The walls and floor around us tremble. The wraith suddenly dissolves into smoke and disappears. Valerius clambers off the bed, eyes worried, and pulls me in his arms, asking if I'm alright.

"I'm fine," I whisper, saying I'm fine again to calm and assure him. Next to our feet, Rhea has gone back to being a cute, le