Pain, heart wrenching obliterating pain. I had seen the knife plummeting, I had tried to maneuver my already injured body to avoid the knife thrust but three against one had hardly been a fair fight. My eyes had raked over Howard's unconscious figure before my body hit the ground with a heavy thud. As I drifted out of consciousness, my mind conjured a thought that sent involuntary shivers throughout my veins.
I failed you Howard just like I failed little Te.
Reyna woke up with a jolt, a bitter taste on her tongue. The chamber was empty apart from Stephen who was tussling demons in his sleep. Reyna cringed at the sight. Stephen was wriggling vigorously on the bed, his teeth chattering successively. A twinge of pity spiked her nerves and suddenly she yearned to give him comfor
