Chapter 217: Fate Is Sealed
"I’ll keep going," she said softly. "I don’t know what’s ahead, or what’s being kept from me, but I’ll trust you. I’ll trust that you’re doing what you think is best."
The Goddess’s sobs quieted, replaced by a deep, trembling breath. "Thank you," she said, her voice filled with gratitude. "Thank you, Adeline. You don’t know how much that means to me."
Adeline smiled faintly, exhaustion tugging at her again. "We’ll figure it out," she murmured, her voice growing quieter. "Together."
After this, Adeline seemed more relieved, she was able to fall asleep very quickly.
The infirmary was cloaked in silence, the faint light of the moon streaming through the window and casting soft shadows across the room.
Adeline lay in the bed, her breathing slow and steady as she slept, her face pale but peaceful. Cassian stood by the door, his hands clenched at his sides, his heart heavy with guilt.
He had waited until the dead of night to visit, knowing it was the only time he could bring himself to face her. Even now, it took everything in him to step closer, each step felt increasingly difficult. She probably hated him, he thought bitterly. Perhaps more than she had before. He almost got her killed.
He stopped a few feet from her bed, his gaze fixed on her fragile form. His mind replayed the events of that day, the guilt clawing at him with each passing second.
Cassian had never been more terrified than when he pulled Adeline from the pond. Her body had been so still, her face so pale. For a moment, he thought he had been too late. But when she coughed, water spilling from her lips, relief and anger flooded him in equal measure.