"Don't stop, not even for a second. Keep moving!" Avalon commanded, his voice strained with pain.
We stumbled through the forest, every step sentence waves of agony throughout my body. Avalon's broken ribs made breathing difficult, while Osilus's shoulder wound bled nonstop despite the makeshift compress I placed on it, and Zane had deep gashes across his arms and chest but none of that compared to the pain in my chest where the fourth bond moved like a living thing.
"How far to the border?" I gasped for air.
"Ten miles I think" Avalon said. "We just need to cross..."
A howl echoed through the trees behind us and we all froze.
"Wait? Are they're following us?" Zane asked. "f**k, I can't believe they're actually hunting us."
"Of course they are," Osilus said, supporting me as my legs
