Jade’s pov:

I felt like I was at peace, and yet something in the back of my mind kept telling me I was forgetting something of great importance.

Realizing I had basically passed out, in the middle of the chaos that followed the fall of the barrier, I woke up with a jolt.

I sat straight, eyes wide, breathing labored, and I vaguely heard someone tell me, “It’s okay, love.”

Love?

Love? I mentally repeated, a little bit too numb to function or think for a moment there.

That ...