96: “So you’re going after them?” Kailyn asks. “Of course, I’m going after them,” he snaps. “Why the f**k wouldn’t I go after them?” “And you’re going to leave Aurora,” Kael presses. “It’s not like I want to,” the darkness inside his chest bites. “I have to—” “Do you?” Kael keeps pressing. “It’s the only way she’ll ever really be safe,” the darkness inside his chest snaps. “As long as Jerome, Ivy—or any of those f*****g wolves—walks on this side of the veil, she will never be safe.” And Sebastian needs her to be safe. Aurora deserves to be safe. “And you’re going to take Azariel and Damian with you,” Kailyn jumps in. “You know they aren’t going to stay,” he growls. “Once they find out where I’m going—even if I command them to stay—they’re going to follow me.” “What if that’

