Chapter 33: DiscoveryThe silence was like a heavy weight after Matt and Epi left, the only sound breaking up the quiet was the soft murmur of voices in my head. My adopted family encircled me, providing an unspoken empathy.
Lucas spoke first, clasping my hand between his and I realized his arm and forearm were heavily bandaged. “I'm so very sorry, Charlotte, we shouldn't have brought him to Zaen. The situation had reached desperation point, we had no way of saving you…”
I smiled weakly. “It's okay.” I indicated the bandage. “Are you alright?”
Lucas returned my smile. “Healing. Archangelo's barrier was highly effective at burning. We have a number of people carrying injuries from trying to breach it.”
“I'm sorry.”
“Least of our worries, Sugar,” Conal responded. “Don't even think about
