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I stood transfixed by the horror and beauty of what I was seeing. With each strike of the horses’ powerful hooves, a massive cloud of sand whirled up around their legs, making it look like they rode on the clouds. The hunters’ robes waved a brilliant red against the dark backdrop.
“Move! We have to go now,” Lukas yelled as he held tightly onto Milo’s reins, keeping his frightened horse from running off.
I could barely hear the rest of Lukas’s words. All I could do was stare at death as it chased after Cade and Big John. Why didn’t they use their wings and fly away? They could easily escape.
As if sensing my thoughts, Cade lifted his head and looked right at me. I felt that connection again, an electrical current that surged through me. This time, it pushed me away.
Cade’s head turn
