9 A dozen eyes turned in my direction. The guardians looked from me to Tovah, shocked I would dare disturb the sanctity of the angelic council, except for Coretha. She nodded, her chin-length black hair swaying with the movement. She smirked as if she'd expected something like that from me. It was Cade’s expression that surprised me. At first, his eyes narrowed when he spotted me standing in the middle of the mess, but they brightened as they slowly drifted over me, taking in my gown. When his gaze met mine, his lips parted slightly and I thought he was actually going to smile. Then I caught sight of Tovah. She turned to me, her face carefully blank. I hadn’t seen her look like that since the day she found out about Hannah and Sylas. “Senna.” Even though her voice was stern, something

