Rising from the Ashes (Andrew and Lauren) novel Chapter 3388

Shiloh's entire personality had shifted. After returning to the Cavendish royal family's headquarters, she kept almost entirely to herself. Nyx was the only one she would occasionally exchange a few words with.

Whenever Andrew got too close, she went cold and distant, like a wall had come down between them. He was self-aware enough to read the room and kept his distance without being told twice.

However, something else was quietly unsettling him.

Nyx had pulled him aside the moment she got back and whispered that Shiloh had already broken through to the Beyond Mortal level, and that was not even where it stopped.

From what Nyx had carefully managed to piece together through indirect questions, Shiloh's power was not plateauing. It was still climbing, steadily and continuously, and it was not going to stop until it reached the peak she had once stood at in a previous life.

What that peak actually looked like, Shiloh had not said outright. However, she had let one thing slip: that she could go toe to toe with the Vampire Queen without losing ground.

That was enough for Andrew to fill in the rest. The mother of his child was operating at the absolute ceiling of human potential, the final tier after Beyond Mortal: Beneath the Gods.

Nyx could not quite hide her amusement. "Honey, I'm warning you right now… You need to let go of any ideas you have about getting close to Shiloh again. She remembers who she is now, and she remembers her past.

"Think about it. She's a woman who has lived for centuries, watched entire societies rise and fall, and fought in wars that shaped both the Eastern and Western continents. She's not just a senior, but a woman, and a woman whose temperament is impossible to predict. When she looks at you and me, what do you think she actually sees?"

Andrew's expression soured. "What does it matter what she sees? The fact is, what happened between us already happened. That doesn't just disappear."

Nyx sneered. "You're right, it doesn't disappear. But I said you can't change it, that doesn't mean she can't. You took advantage of her while she had no memory of who she was, got her pregnant, and now the mother of your son turns out to be a living relic from your ancestor's era. Honestly, honey, you might be the boldest and most unhinged man alive."

She added, "And let's be real… Shiloh is no longer someone you can measure yourself against. If she genuinely decided to do something about you, you'd be gone before you could blink."

…

Outside Cliffside Gate, the massive camp of the Three Empires' allied forces had finally calmed down.

The casualties and losses had left Azrael furious beyond words. But before he could explode in anger, a majestic projection descended into the main command center of the camp.

"Azrael. I hear things haven't been going smoothly on your end."

The projection was of a tall, slender man with golden hair. He wore an old-fashioned aristocratic court outfit, his features almost androgynous, and his eyes deep and unfathomable.