Charles POV:
I was burning with rage, and I was sure anyone who had stepped close to me would have been consumed by the heat.
How dare they hurt Red? I watched with my eyes burning like a furnace as the elders all stepped back, fidgeting. Well, I don't care, I will hurt whoever did this to Vanessa.
Half an hour ago...
It all happened so fast. I couldn't help her or stop the unexpected attack. The only thing I heard next was her scream and then, the breaking of the wooden chair as she fell to the ground.
My heart flew to my mouth as the world immediately came to a still for me. She wasn't moving. She wasn't breathing. Blood was dripping out from her forehead, narrowly missing her eyes.
I couldn't think. All that mattered to me at that moment was seeing her eyes open, and I forgot t
