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The flames of Eclipse still painted the back of my eyelids.
I hadn’t slept.
I couldn’t. Every time I closed my eyes, I saw her—the white-haired version of me, bleeding out at my feet, whispering about ascension, as if she were divinity and I was just a failed prototype.
Jace was quiet beside me, watching the sunrise from the edge of the rooftop. Shirtless. Muscles tense. Gun never more than a breath away.
He didn’t need to ask if I was okay.
He already knew I wasn’t.
Theo entered the room without knocking, tablet under his arm and guilt shadowing his face. "We have a problem."
Jace turned. I stood.
"Another signal?" I asked.
Theo nodded. "Not just a signal. A full-broadcast activation sequence."
"Where?"
"Not where. When."
My stomach dropped.
Theo turned the tablet toward
