“You are human, Aria,” Eleanor said with her eyes never leaving mine. “Seraphina’s powers were sealed, so you were born human.”
Human.
That word suddenly sounded foreign to me. My pulse thudded in my ears. “But… hearing things—like from a distance—is that… part of an angel’s powers?” I asked carefully, watching her reaction.
Her brows furrowed. “Yes. But how do you know that?”
I didn’t answer. I couldn’t. My throat tightened as words refused to escape mouth.
“Aria,” she said again, stepping closer. “What are—” Her voice caught when I pulled my sleeve down, exposing the faded scar on my shoulder. It was almost gone now, barely visible, but I saw how her eyes widened.
“You were bitten by a werewolf?” Her voice rose. “Where—when—how?”
I met her gaze and swallowed. “I don’t think that’s
