Aria Point Of View.

“This is pure madness,” I breathed, the words slipping out before I could swallow them back.

The ruins still shimmered with the residue of Riven’s magic, faint sparks drifting through the air like falling stars. His parting smile lingered in my mind before he vanished into the fading light.

But the shadows behind him thickened, and out of them came Damon.

He emerged with the slow certainty of a man who had never once been unsure of himself. His clothes, black from ...