My head could have snapped off with the speed I used to turn in Alex’s direction. She was on the ground, crumpled into a ball of limbs as she writhed in pain. Weak cries spewed from her lips as tears streamed down her face, onto the grass. Bella was crouched by her side, her face a mixture of panic and loss on how to help while her mate stood paralyzed a few feet behind Alex. He gazed down at Alex on the floor and then at the witch in my grasp. The dark look that crossed his face shocked even me. I had never seen so much hatred so boldly plastered on a person’s face before that moment. ‘Make it stop. . .’ I heard her pained voice play in my head and it felt like someone had jammed a long sword into my chest and twisted the blade. “Well, my work here is done.” Katherine said casuall

