It’s my fault. I brought her here.
Kade forced himself to think, to breathe past the terror clawing at his throat. He lifted her carefully, moving fast and silent, ducking through the brush until he found a shallow ravine hidden underneath a slope. They crouched there, Ravyn sagging against him, blood slick on his hands.
“I’m sorry,” she whispered faintly. “I ruined it.”
“No,” he choked. “You didn’t ruin anything. I did. And I’m getting you out of this.”
She smiled weakly. “This…this isn’t… your fault…”
Yes, it is.
He shut his eyes to think. Surely fate wouldn’t be so cruel as to take away his mate when he was finally ready to accept the bond. When they were finally getting closer.
What have I done? He couldn’t not think this all happened because of him. He should have been careful
