JADEN'S POV.
The ringing in my ears faded just enough for me to register the stillness. The forest, that was once full with chaos and violence, was now quiet…very quietly.
My breath came in ragged bursts, every inhale stinging like fire through my chest. Pain clawed at my ribs, my arms, my legs. Blood dripped down my forehead, as it mixed with the dirt caking my face.
But none of that mattered when I turned toward the source of the scream.
My body trembled as I shifted slightly, ignoring the agony screaming through every joint.
There, only a few feet away, lay Diana…not injured, not bleeding, but sitting wide-eyed on the forest floor. Her tiny hands were clenched into fists, her lips slightly parted, and her eyes… gods, her eyes glowed.
I don't know if I should become scared of her or believe that she's in her right senses now and won't harm me.
And as I kept looking at her eyes…there's a soft, otherworldly light shimmered in them for a moment before fading.
