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That made the decision for me. “Let’s get you cleaned up.”

Scooping him up into my arms, I ignored his squeak of shock and turned to face everyone. The Seraphim. The demons. The Gaunt vampires. All of them had come together to fight for me. To save Ethan.

“Thank you,” I said quietly. “I owe you all a great debt.”

“You owe us nothing,” Benji countered. “Ethan’s one of us now. This is what we do.”

“And we should be thanking you.” Elias leaned forwards to spit on his father’s inert form. “This fucker will finally be out of our lives for good.”

For everyone’s good.

“Make him suffer,” I said. “Then execute him.”

I didn’t need to give any further instructions. I knew they’d make it count.

As I launched us into the air, I glanced back down to see the angels, demons, and vampires all circling Damien. Various weapons were pulled as they waited for him to wake up.

That was when his nightmare would truly begin.

But it’d happen without me. I had a need greater than my desire for vengeance, and that was to take care of Ethan.

Which was exactly what I was going to do. Not just today, but every day.

Chapter 37

Ethan

Ishould’ve been shocked when Rami spread his wings and flew us through the skies above London. Perhaps next time I’d feel adrenaline as I took in how high we were, the speed at which we moved.

Right now, I didn’t have the energy. Or maybe it was just that it paled in comparison to everything that had just happened.

The explosion.

Angels.

Demons.

Kidnapping.

Vampires.

Death.

Mum.

Mum.

“I saw my mum,” I blurted out as Rami gently touched down outside the giant mansion I now realised was home to the Seraphim.

“What?”

“When I…died.” There was a sentence I never thought I’d say. I always knew I’d die, but coming back to life? Can’t say I’d expected that. “I saw her. Mum. She was in a beautiful garden.”

His lips parted in surprise. “Really?”

“Yes. She was exactly as I remember her, Rami.”

“Did you speak?”