Chapter 93: If I die, Diana dies with me

"Don't move." Diana's voice reached him. "I have a dagger at your back, and you don't want me to hurt you."

"Diana," Alden gasped in surprise. "What are you doing? It's me, Alden."

"I know it is you." Diana replied. Keeping the dagger pointed at him, she walked around until she was standing in front of him.

There was a slight smile on her lips when she faced him. "Did you really think I wouldn't know you were following me?"

Alden tried to smile back, but he couldn't shake the feeling that something was definitely wrong. Diana's whole demeanor was off. It was like he was staring at another person.

"Where were you going?" He asked.

Diana lowered the dagger and stood staring at him. "I couldn't sleep. I needed a walk to clear my head."

"You've been acting strangely for days now." Alden voiced out his concerns. Though he appeared relaxed but he was alert to his surroundings. "Since you got your powers back from Astrid..."

"Did you expect things to go back to the way it was so easily?"