CHAPTER 79
CASSIAN'S POV
The elder's death comes like a shock. Hell, it is more than a shock. He is barely breathing, and I can already feel him stiffen. It is almost like his blood is getting dried up from the inside.
There is a golden thread in his hands.
All eyes turn to Nova, and she immediately takes a step away from Killian. I notice the way she starts breathing hard, her chest rising and falling faster than before.
“I didn't do anything,” she is already saying, and Killian c***s his head to the side, like he is trying to figure out what has just happened.
Even I am clueless.
What the f**k just happened?
For one suspended second, nobody moves. The music has stopped. The chatter has disappeared. Glasses remain frozen halfway to mouths, and every pair of eyes in the room settle
