KAIA'S POV
My heart was still pounding so hard it felt like it might crack my ribs. For a moment, no one moved. No one spoke. We all just stood there, staring at Leander as the blood dripped from his hand onto the dirt.
I swallowed, trying to breathe, but my throat suddenly felt too dry and my chest felt tight. The smell of blood mixed with smoke and ash, stinging my nose, and I suddenly felt sick. It was like all the food I'd eaten since the very day I was born was suddenly rising in my stomach, and I felt a very strong urge to throw up. My arm that was struck by one of those things was still aching badly, and I didn't know what to make of that. They were gone, but it seemed the effect of whatever they did to me still remained. I could only hope it wasn't anything too serious, but somet
