...Raine...
My scream echoes off the walls and ricochets back through me again. Only when Luca starts to bow under Zander's limp weight does my body unfreeze. I rush to them, crumpling to the floor next to Zander, who takes uneven breaths while his face twists in pain. I push his messy curls from his sweat slicked forehead and lean over, my face hovering above his.
"No. Not again, no." I whisper to myself, clawing desperately at him and begging him not to leave me. Luca works quickly, ripping open his shirt to assess the damage properly.
He stills in the corner of my eye, and I reluctantly turn my head to look. Luca and I stare at the hole, perfectly placed over where Zander's heart would lie. Our eye's flick up to each other, and we pause. I widen my gaze questioningly. Luca gulps an
