Cain Pov
The closer I got to her, the more I felt it. Her fear shone through the bond. I could feel her calling me, even if she wasn’t doing it subconsciously. My heart was pounding, booming in my ears. Her fear was calling for me, urging me to run faster, to keep going, to get there as fast as I could. I had considered waking up Jem and leaving Amelia behind with Aislyn but the moment I felt her fear I ran out the kitchen door; Amelia and Delphine right on my heels. I wasn’t thinking, not really. I should have told them to turn back, to stay here, to summon people who were strong enough to help. To get Jem, to get the assassins, to get anyone. I should have grabbed a f*****g sword, something, but I felt her fear like a white-hot bolt of electricity pounding through me and all thoughts le
