Sophie
“Oh, Goddess!” Evelyn whisper-yelled as she abruptly stopped in her track beside me. Judging from her expression, she was just as surprised to see Liam here, with us, but I could tell she was worried as well, as she took in his bruised and bloody state. My blurry eyes wandered down to the man, whose head was resting on my lap. I could tell he was still alive, that much I knew, but our bond, our connection felt weak, broken even, which made me think he was in a much worse state than it seemed.
“He just fell through the door.” Was all I managed to say, to explain how he ended up here on the floor of the foyer. It felt like my brain had a meltdown and I had completely forgotten how to make a coherent sentence. My fingertips caressing his face felt mostly numb, but now and then a sma
