Lucian
Zara’s scream tore through the fog around my mind. I caught her limp body as she fainted. I looked around the shower, frantic to find the threat. What could have hurt her?
I turned off the water and laid her down on the floor, looking her over for injuries. I couldn’t find anything, not a single mark. There was no blood, and no bruises. She’d grabbed her stomach. Could she have been poisoned?
There was no time to make wild guesses. Her human blood made her so vulnerable to so many dangers. I scooped her back into my arms and ran out of the shower, not even bothering to grab a towel to cover her.
I burst through the door to Kieran’s room.
“Summon the healers,” I ordered.
“What happened?” Kieran demanded. “What did you do?”
“I didn’t hurt her,” I insisted. “I couldn’t have…” I
