Logan's pov
I don't know what happened in the next few seconds.
One second, I got up to fight, and the other, I saw the monster retreating from me.
He growls at me but steps back, looking around at the forest.
Backup was arriving; I could hear heavy footsteps approaching.
Before I could attack, he was already fleeing, and I was ready to chase when my eyes stopped to look at her.
Her face was losing color, her lips turning blue, and her entire right arm was....what the hell was that?
My eyes widened as I saw the veins in her arm turning black, and what was worse was that it was spreading...up further to her neck and chest.
Sh**! I need to hurry!
Rushing towards her, I hold her up in my arms.
Her cheek rests on my chest as my palm cups her cheek.
"V..era?"
I ask, afraid to see h
