**Elena**
I didn’t even scream. I couldn’t. Everything froze.
But Xavier..
He moved faster than thought.
"No!"
His arm shot out, hand wrapping around the blade as it came toward me.
Flesh met steel. A sickening sound.
Blood splattered across the floor.
His blood.
“Xavier!” I gasped.
He didn’t even flinch.
Didn’t look at his hand.
He twisted the knife out of her grip and, with one swift motion, hit the side of her neck with just enough force to drop her.
Trisha collapsed right into his arms.
He caught her. Slowly lowered her to the floor.
And then… he swayed.
“Xavier…” I rushed forward.
His hands… were soaked. The gash along his palm was deep, red pouring in thick streams onto the floor.
“s**t…Xavier, your hand…oh my god…”
I grabbed a cloth from the table, pressing it ag
