Travis' Pov
I stood frozen, my breath caught in my throat as the weight of DeLuna's words settled over us.
The world around me blurred, as if reality itself had fractured.
"What just happened?" Lucian's voice cut through the silence.
His words were barely more than a whisper, his raw shock evident in every syllable.
I forced myself to swallow the lump in my throat. "I don't know. Did she just say she was the Shadow's leader?"
Lucian tightened his grip on the knife he held, causing his hand to bleed.
Before we could process what was happening, the men surged through us, forcing us to fight. Alexander quickly made a break for it, disappearing out of sight.
I swung my blade thoughtlessly as I slashed through Alexander's men, or were these DeLuna's?
My mind was a chaotic storm, grappling with DeLuna's betrayal.
Earlier that night, when we arrived at the Shadow's hideout, I had dictated our plans. DeLuna was supposed to stay behind to search for Naomi. When war broke out, she woul
