**Hayden's POV**
I sat on the couch, my fingers twisting together so tightly they ached. Silas and Sareena stood in front of me like soldiers waiting for judgment, their faces drawn with something I'd never seen from them before—guilt.
This is bad.
"Hayden," Silas started, his voice steady but his golden eyes darker than usual, "There's something we need to tell you. Something we should have told you a long time ago."
I swallowed hard, my pulse kicking up. "What is it?" My voice came out smaller than I wanted.
Sareena stepped forward, her usual confidence replaced by hesitation. "The world... isn't what you think it is. There's an entire hidden world of supernaturals living among humans. Vampires. Witches. Werewolves." She took a breath. "And we're part of it."
A laugh almo
