Jennifer’s Pov

Christian went down hard in the open ground beyond the ruined doors.

One moment he was still fighting, still forcing Elijah backward under the weight of the curse and his own fury. The next, Elijah’s blade found a gap in his already torn side and drove deep. Christian’s body seized. The red light in his eyes flickered. His knees hit the earth, and the sound that left his throat was more animal than human.

“Christian!”

I ran toward him without thinking. Kane shouted my name from somewhere to the left, but I did not stop. My feet tore across the churned dirt and blood-slick grass as the battle...