I jolted awake, my heart hammering, the echo of Darius’s cruel laughter from my nightmare still ringing in my ears.

The room was dark, the only light a faint sliver of moonlight slipping through the window. My eyes darted to Cassian’s bed. Empty. His side of the room was neat, like he hadn’t slept here at all.

My stomach twisted. Where was he? I swung my legs over the bed, my bare feet hitting the cold floor. That’s when I saw a glint of liquid on the desk.

My wolfsbane vial. ...