Nora's POV
Cold air fills my lungs as I stare down at the lifeless form of the archangel sprawled across the forest floor. Jaden lies motionless, his wings crumpled beneath him like broken glass. The woods around us have fallen into an eerie stillness, as if nature itself holds its breath in the aftermath of what just transpired.
I force myself to look away from the corpse and find James watching me. His expression mirrors my own shock - eyebrows drawn together, mouth slightly open, unable to form words for what we've just witnessed.
"What happens now, brother?" Hugo's voice cuts through the silence, his face contorted with grief and terror.
Shane has remained frozen until this moment. Now he moves forward with deliberate steps, dropping to his knees beside Jaden's body. My heart lurches with sudden panic. Is he going to bring him back? The thought sends ice through my veins.
Jaden discovered my secret. He learned that Shane is my father.
He won't simply forget what he knows.
