Blinking my eyes open, I spotted Victor sprinting toward me from across the garden, Arthur hot on his heels.
Every muscle screamed in protest, and I could not so much as twitch a finger to move, let alone sit up.
Victor skidded to a halt beside me, his face darkened with a rage so fierce it looked ready to consume him.
His hands trembled as he reached for me, hesitating at the last second to avoid causing more harm, and he spun to Arthur, roaring at the top of his lungs. "Get the doctor here now! Hurry!"
As the most powerful man in all of Averio City, Victor's wrath was a force no one dared to cross, a storm that left destruction in its wake.
The weight of his fury hung heavy in the air, palpable to everyone nearby.
My head spun violently, and I forced my weak, raspy voice to cut thr
