The air grew heavy as a sudden chill ran down my spine. I could feel the restlessness in Nikolai, his piercing blue eyes scanning the horizon, his muscles tense beneath the skin. It was clear he sensed something we didn't.
"Gabriel," Nikolai whispered, his voice strained with urgency. "They're close. Sion and Belial's forces... I can feel them."
"Are you certain?" I asked, not wanting to believe it.
"Positive," he replied, his jaw clenched. "We don't have much time."
I could see the flicker of uncertainty in Emma's eyes as she looked between us. Avery stood beside her, her hands clenched tightly against her side, a determined expression on her face. We had been reading ancient texts to understand more about the bonds of magic between the three of them. Almost all had come up with nothi
