KAEL
Everything just froze. Like the whole world hit pause.
Ryker’s sword was sticking out of Lyra’s stomach. All the way in. Blood was pouring out like someone turned a tap on full blast. Her shirt went dark red in seconds. Her eyes went big, then kinda blank, and she made this tiny little gasp that punched me right in the gut.
She fell back. I caught her before she hit the floor. Dropped down to my knees so fast it hurt, pulled her into my lap so she was laying on me. Blood was everywhere. Soaking through my jeans, my shirt, my hands. I slapped both palms over the hole trying to keep it inside her like that would work.
“Lyra hey hey look at me look at me,” I kept saying but my voice was shaking so bad it didn’t even sound like me.
She coughed and blood came out her mouth. Splattered
