Claire’s POV
The moment I saw Nova in the chaos, I gave up everything else and rushed to her. I opened my arms and drew her into them, where she was safe and alive, protected. As I held her, I made sure to keep her face pressed into my shoulder in an effort to try to protect her from the c*****e that was occurring all around her.
Gideon and I had butchered anyone who had dared to stand in the way of us and Nova. Their deaths had not been gentle or kind. There was blood in the carpets and on the walls, and even some on the ceiling.
“Close your eyes,” I told her. “Keep them closed until I tell you it is safe to open them.”
“Okay,” Nova said, her voice small and scared.
My fury thundered all over again, even though there was no one left to slaughter. Any of this plot that remained alive
