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“An angel used the stone, and died to stop the deelic warrior who stopped the first war by holding up the Satan’s Stone—his name was Lorren?”

She nodded again, “Yes, and he died His wings were stripped off his back as he was s remained of hi pastthat I could not Her eyes didn’t blink “Lorren was the warrior who held up the stone” Her eyes pressed closed Long lashes swept against her cheeks

A h , thin Lorren? Lorren with black hair, a snarky ?” Her eyes flicked open, wide “That Lorren?”

She nodded “The gate of the Underworld was named for him… I named it after him To remember him by… ”

“Ah,” I said, “then I have some news for you” My lips turned up in a smile “Lorren is alive”

CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX

Jeanna Marie’s face was frozen, as still and un as the snowflakes that were around us “Did you hear me? He’s not dead, Jenna Marie Lorren is alive He’s the one who healed me, well, half healed me”

Her perfectly pink lips twitched as el can’t survive without his wings The bones within the wings provide us with energy and… for lack of a better word—ive us power, and provide us with life” Her head cocked to the side, “And I knohat you are thinking Mine are hidden, as are all of the angels’ wings” She shook her head, “So there is no way that Lorren survived He couldn’t have He can’t His wings were ripped off his body The stone’s price was his life”

“No,” I shook s Lorren is alive” I repeated myself, then added, “I don’t care if you believe me or not However, I do care about this place,” I pointed to the school, “and the people who live here I can’t let Kreturus destroy this place I can’t Tell me where the stone is Jenna Marie Tell me where I can find Satan’s Stone”

Still half dazed, she shook her head, “That’s just it The stone splits in two so it cannot be used The second time we found it was a fluke The second half turned up in the Underworld, of all places The Guardian gave it to the angel who trapped Kreturus That angel was the last to have the stone” She shook her head, “But I don’t knoho it was”

Stepping towards her, I asked, “Why not?” The snowflakes twitched as if they would start to fall again any second “Why, not? How could you reel?”

The snow around us hissed as it began to fall again The world ca away the silence Jenna Marie didn’t raise her downcast gaze when she spoke Her pink lips turned into a faint smile “Because Lorren was mine”

CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN

Jenna Marie stared at me as snow fell around us Her face said she wanted to believein the curve of herelse “Take me to him”

“I can’t, not yet” I glanced at her and back at the school “I need you to tell h to know the truth” She turned her gaze toward me, suddenly more interested A lump formed in my throat I didn’t want to ask her Part of me didn’t want to know, but I had to know “How old is Collin S me to stay away from him, but I cut her off, “Just answer the question! If you were around so long, you would know The only other person helping me is a fucked up Valefar who’ll rip my throat out when I least expect it! I need you to tell me Tell me the truth How old is he?”

Jenna Marie tilted her head to the side, and bit back a word or two Snow clung to her hair in tiny pieces olden tresses sparkle like they held tiny diamonds The snow didn’t , less than a millenniu as a safe Valefar”

“There’s no such thing as a safe angel either,” I said Then before she could speak, I asked, “Why would he hide? Why would Lorren not want anyone to knoas alive?”

She shook her head “I don’t know”

CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT