Chrystal’s thoughts had been running alongside Castian’s and had bled into his mind.
As he blocked her off, her heart sank as her mind continued to wander.
His cold comment, which hadn't really been that cold, cut her to the quick.
So that’s why he didn’t leave me. Not because he cares…
Chrystal swallowed.
Somehow, that hurt her in a distinct other way; even as the fire in her body never lessened, she felt a prick in her heart.
She exhaled, her lips parted to say something, but a whistling arrow shot past her ear, right between her and Castain’s faces, barely missing them both.
Wolfsbane? Chrystal breathed, her stomach lurching.
Castian cursed under his breath. Without warning, he spun, wrapped his second arm around her, launching them both off the edge of a steep ravine.
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