Never in his life had he come so close to death. As a matter of fact, he’d thought he was dead—floating in the void of the Underworld. It had taken him a long time to realize he wasn’t dead, and he knew it because his entire body hurt like hell.
Bell had fought in many battles, but never had he experienced such a crushing defeat. For hours upon hours his mind had wandered, refusing to come to consciousness because of the excruciating agony that awaited him. But, he couldn’t continue to ignore Ruxs pleas. He wasn’t sure of the exact time when his beloved became real in his head and not fantasy, when he realized that Ruxs was there talking to him, touching him, caressing him…
Bell had been too weak, too confused, too hurt to even lift his head, but he fought his way through the haziness,
