Blood. There was blood.
Jackson froze, unable to fathom that such a horrible thing was happening.
All the noise around him faded to the background as he tried to concentrate on the little heartbeat. Still there. But was it fainter?
He sucked in a breath and tried to concentrate. Everything in him went numb. What was he supposed to do? He couldn’t think.
Someone grabbed Layla’s arm from the side. Cain reared forward, his whole body filling with rage as a growl left his lips. The sound was low and guttural, a warning that promised death if anyone defied him. Immediately they all fell back as the tables turned. They hadn’t had any power over him from the beginning.
“Stop! For f**k’s sake, stop! Have you lost your damn minds?”
Dylan’s voice pulled him from the horror going through his m
