Nova’s POV
I escaped, running into my room as soon he broke eye contact. The door protecting me from nothing and everything.
I pressed my back against the door, and listened to the rousing celebration outside that should have died down. Nothing else mattered.
If I stayed a good distance away from him then, he wouldn't get hurt anymore.
Straightening up, I took my feet forward, about to crash on the bed when my body felt different.
A sharp pain hit my sides forcing a snarl out of my lips. I flinched, and rubbed at my ribs. But it came again, doubling the pain size of the first attack.
Wind knocked out of my lungs, the pain shooting upwards. I gritted my teeth, feeling my skin turn hot. My stomach twisted in knots growing more painful by the second. I whimpered with every breath, squ
