Seraphina POV
The creatures' growls echoed through the eerily quiet field, drawing closer with every heartbeat.
“We’ll take care of them,” Seraphina said to Brax, who nodded solemnly. She didn’t look at Jackson. She couldn’t—not when the air felt thick with the kind of finality she’d lived through once before.
Behind her, Jackson murmured something low to Vivi and Nora. She didn’t need to hear the words to know it was a goodbye.
She turned away, forcing her legs to move. If she let the fear in—if she let the memories of her lost mate resurface—she might crumble.
But Jackson caught up to her before she reached the cursed boundary.
“You didn’t think I’d let you go without saying goodbye, did you?”
His hand cupped her face, warm and grounding. She looked into his eyes, dread building i
