21
KILLIAN
I heard Lavinia’s scream.
I dropped the prototype on the floor. I ran to her.
But I was too late.
She disappeared into the smoke.
Rage surged in every cell of my body.
I didn’t think.
I grabbed Eldon’s shoulders and dove into the box before it closed.
We landed hard on the rough ground, me on top of Eldon. I knew the bastard was bleeding out, but I didn’t care. I needed to burn away the pent-up rage. I wrapped my legs around his waist and pulled on his head.
It came off in a bath of blood and gore.
I dropped the head, wiped my hands on his shirt, and stood.
I looked around and a wave of despair hit me hard in the chest. Dark skies, heavy clouds, thick lightning, loud thunder, dry air, warm breeze, no landscape other than the desert ground for miles and miles and mile
