Chapter Seven
I tried to get up, but my legs wouldn’t carry me.
At first, I thought it was the pain in my thigh. Then I noticed how heavy my body felt. My hands were shaking, and even breathing seemed to take more effort than usual.
I looked at the arrow sticking out of my leg.
The arrow had been poisoned.
Oh, Goddess.
I didn’t know what kind of poison Kael had used, but I could feel it spreading through me.
Then I saw him walking toward me.
He will kill me... He will kill me and get it all over with.
Kael stopped in front of me and shook his head.
“Look at you, Aurora. Is this what you wanted? Running away with another man like some desperate woman?”
“Just leave me alone.”
He laughed. “You still have the nerve to talk to me like that?”
I tried to move away, but my arms were t
