LOGIN“Damon…” I whispered.He turned immediately, dropping back down beside me without hesitation, his focus snapping back to me like nothing else mattered.“What is it?” He asked, his voice softer now, but still edged with tension.I shook my head slightly, ignoring the way the motion made the world spi
Aria’s POV“What the hell is going on here?!”The courtyard froze.It was as if the air itself had been ripped apart and forced to still under the weight of that voice. Every whisper died mid-breath. Every shifting foot stilled against the stone.My heart stuttered painfully in my chest.Damon.Reli
Aria’s POVThe world wouldn’t stop spinning.I stayed on my knees, my palms pressed flat against the cold stone as I struggled to keep myself upright. Every breath scraped through my chest, uneven and shallow, and the warmth spreading beneath me told me what I already knew—I was still bleeding.Lyra
Then she stepped forward herself. “Fine,” she said, her voice deceptively calm. “If you’re all too incompetent to follow orders…”Her hand clamped around my arm. Hard.I gasped as pain shot up my side, my knees buckling slightly as she yanked me forward. “I’ll do it myself.”“Lyra, don’t—!” Mira sta
Aria’s POV“What?”The word tore out of me before I could stop it, sharp and breathless as it scraped against my throat. For a moment, I just stared at Lyra, convinced I had misheard her, that my mind was still clouded from the pain, from the blood loss, from everything that had happened, but she on
I let out a shaky breath, my hands curling into the thin blanket draped over me.That wasn’t it, that couldn’t be it.Damon didn’t do things halfway. He didn’t hover. He didn’t stay. He commanded, he left, he handled things.But staying by my side? That felt… personal.A groan slipped past my lips a







