A collective gasp rippled unevenly through the room, the weight of the revelation too much for many to bear. All eyes were on Reynold—or Doni, as they had known him—and the air was thick with a mixture of awe, confusion, and disbelief.
Only then did his piercing blue eyes meet Rain's wide, tear-filled green gaze. Her expression was a mixture of shock, grief, and something else he couldn't quite place.
Was she grieving the death of his brother?
A flicker of annoyance crossed his mind, but it was quickly buried beneath his smirk, a shield against the storm of emotions he felt threatening to surface.
"How do we know this isn't some sort of game?" a voice suddenly shouted, cutting through the charged silence.
All heads turned to the source—Lily.
