KAZIEL
The word slams into me, disorienting.
"Poisoned?" I echo, my voice still unsteady from what just happened.
Aaron nods grimly. "It's spreading fast. Her veins are turning black."
For a moment, all I hear is the pounding of my pulse.
Then I shove past him before I even realize I'm moving. The scent of blood and sickness hits me before I even make it down the stairs. The copper tang clouds the air, the smell thick and suffocating.
Eve's on the couch, her body jerking with shallow, uneven breaths. Sweat glistens on her skin, her lips tinged blue. Her heartbeat is terribly faint.
She's fading.
"Aaron," I rasp, crouching beside her. "What kind of poison?"
"Wolfsbane mix, I think. But there's something else. Something I can't quite place." He runs a hand through his hair. "It's ea
