***Ella***
A chill runs down my spine as I lock eyes with Austin's, now feeling the wave of grief he feels. He is telling the truth, something terrible had happened to Will.
"What happened?" My voice is tight, urgent, my jaw clenching as dread coils inside me. Will had been a constant in my life since the day he arrived in November. Steady. Unshakable. The idea of him being hurt—of him suffering—was unbearable. Austin looks downcast as he sits me down on the bench.
"Erebus summoned him four days ago. He was in town with Annabelle when it happened. We don’t know what he endured during those days…he hasn’t been able to speak about it. But I—" Austin swallows hard, "I found him this morning. On patrol. Dumped at the border like—like he was nothing." His voice breaks for a moment before he
