The world is fading to black, and I’m ready to surrender to my fate. Everything seems so hopeless right now, and all I ever do is make things worse. I’m ready to give up.
Just as I’m about to let go, I hear a loud scream followed by an ear-piercing howl. I struggle to open my eyes, but my body won’t listen.
The sounds of crunching bones and the smell of blood fill the air. “No!” I hear Allena yell, “Please! I didn’t do anything to her, the others attacked… see?”
“She is under my protection,” A familiar voice growls. “I will let you live, but only to pass along a message. You should let Alonso know that he has started a war that he will never live to finish. I am coming for him.”
Then I feel two strong arms lifting me off the floor and holding me close.
I’d know that scent anywhere. I
