Draven rose to his feet, moving to Sean’s side. Together they watched as the guards, pale with fear, stumbled back and hurried from the chamber.
Lilith turned then, her eyes falling on Draven. “You are the one we have been waiting for,” she whispered.
A tense hush lingered. Aiden remained where he stood, his expression guarded, watching the exchange unfold.
Draven’s gaze drifted to Sean, and his breath caught. A thin line of crimson trickled from Sean’s nose. Alarm surged through him. He knelt at Sean’s side, gripping his shoulder.
“What is happening to you?” he demanded.
Sean looked at him in weary surprise, as if unsure the question was real. His lips curved in a faint, bitter smile.
“Since when do you care?”
Draven gave no answer. Instead, he wiped the blood away with his hand, h
