Sleeping Guardian
It happened suddenly - one moment Adrian was seemingly recovered, the next he collapsed. The dark magic had gone deeper than anyone realized, reaching for his very soul. He was unresponsive to everyone, even our girls who were upset. Luna cried constantly for him to wake up.
"No!" Luna's cry made the compound's foundations shake as her protector fell into unconsciousness. "Adrian, wake up! Need you!" Her gut-wrenching sobs reached everyone's ears. Viktor hated how destroyed she was over him not waking up or moving.
Nova, though only three months old, sensed the wrongness immediately. Her raw power reached out, trying to force Adrian back to consciousness through sheer will. Her little fist flailed as she whimpered.
"The bullet's magic was time-delayed," Katherine real
