Nadia still felt like she was floating but at least she was already conscious. Kanina, alam niyang saglit siyang nabawian ng buhay. No matter how Annabeth phrased it, she knew she was dead for a few minutes.
The Sylvaine mansion was quiet as they all lounged in the living room. Katabi niya si Kai na kanina pa nakahawak sa kamay niya na para bang anumang segundo ay bigla siyang mawala. She couldn't blame him. Not after what he had been through, witnessing her like that.
In front of them were Lorcan and Eleanor. Lorcan was swirling the contents of his glass while Eleanor was sitting next to him, crossing her arms. She could see the stains of blood on her shirt and she knew who it was from. Elijah, as usual, was standing near the fireplace. His back was on them and like Lorcan, he was also
