ELYSIA
The alarm bells were still ringing when I threw on my cloak and ran after Kael, my bare feet pounding against the cold floor as guards rushed past us in organized chaos.
He didn't tell me to stay behind, he didn't seem to notice me at all. His entire focus was to know what could be happening at the estate.
The courtyard was a nightmare as I saw guards who were being carried in on stretchers, blood drenching from every part of their body.
One of the guards had a gaping wound across his ribs, another guard was missing two fingers.
"Full lockdown," Kael ordered in a loud voice, "Every entrance sealed. No one in or out without my direct command."
He moved toward one of the wounded soldiers, a man I recognized, someone I'd seen patrolling the halls and lifted him effortlessly int
