LEON'S POV I had stayed beside Cora hoping she could just move a little and open her eyes. Anything. But none of my wishes were granted. She felt cold like she had left the world to the great beyond. Oh Cora I am sorry for not being able to protect you. I had promised I was going to keep her safe and I had failed woefully. I had allowed myself to be held captive by the black witch Galena and she had used me to set confusion and discord amongst my people. How weak I was to have let such happen. My father would be disappointed, not that we saw eye to eye when he was alive. King Castor had raised a strong man which he left the care of the village into his hands, but I had lowered my guard and my people had suffered for it. And now my woman lays down in bed fighting for her life an

