Kaelen's POV
“Sterling!” I called out, rushing to his side.
Blood trickled down his chest around the branch that stuck out from it. “Sterling,” I called out, tapping his face lightly.
He fluttered his eyes open but he shut it almost instantly. He opened his mouth to speak but the words were replaced with a gargle as blood filled his mouth.
I held him, unsure of what to do. A branch fell landing on my feet. I hissed, pushing the burning branch.
We needed to get out of here before the trees came crashing on us. “Can you walk?” I asked, draping his arms around my neck as I helped him up.
He groaned at the movement. The moment we crossed the woods, the trees came down at the entrance engulfed in flames.
I helped Sterling down, resting his back to a nearby coconut tree. It was the only
