The Blood on His Floor
Lyra's POV
The scream cut through me like a blade and Darius moved first.
One second he was in front of me, the next he was already running down the hallway but I ran after him with my heart ringing so hard that it hurt.
Doors flew open on both sides of the corridor and guards rushed out and a maid gasped and pressed herself against the wall and someone shouted for the Alpha.
The sound came from the far end of the private wing and Darius reached it first and then stopped so suddenly I almost crashed into his back and when I looked past him, my whole body went still.
There was blood on the floor, there was much blood and a young woman lay near the wall, twisted on her side, one hand pressed weakly to her stomach.
Her dress was soaked red and blo
