Thaddeus POV
Amara is the one who first alerts us; we are on our way back and have just stepped onto the busy main street when my phone starts ringing, making us stop. She utters one word like she has seen it seconds before she rings, seconds before agony tears through me.
“I’m on my way.”
The phone is dead just as I am brought to my knees, and Orion, who is still walking, collapses violently in a heap. My veins feel like they are on fire as I feel Ryland’s pain through the bond, taking my breath away. As I clutch at my shoulder, acid moves through my veins, engulfing everything in flames. Evelyn’s fear hits us, pure panic kicking in, and I can feel that she is running. Feel her getting weaker as she, too, feels Ryland’s pain and her own.
Orion is screaming on the ground, trying to
