~ E V E R E T T ~
A roaring scream was brewing within me, but I bit my tongue to hold it back. I couldn’t risk us getting caught, I had no idea whether the guards had realised she was missing or not. They could be looking for us. They could be hunting for Amelia. I had no time to think or grieve.
Before moving, I steadied my breath and focused, pressing my fingers on her neck to feel her pulse.
Nothing.
I tried to remain calm, pressing my ear to her chest and listening carefully.
Tut tum… tut… tum…
Her heartbeat was faint and withering away, but it was there. It was there. It was there.
Scooping her back up, ‘Stay with me, Amelia,’ I said before speeding through the forest as quickly and carefully as I could, my mind howling at me to save her. She had to live, I couldn’t let he
