I don’t know how long I stayed on the ground. The tears had dried from my cheeks so time must have flowed around me but I had no recollection of it. Nicon was by my side, silent and watching over me. Argent was beside April or the shell of April or what should I even call her now? I bit back to choked laughter that threatened to escape me. No, I knew she was gone already. I had already thought I had lost her, so why was this any different?
Would the spell still work?
I glanced over at Nicon and for just a moment I imagined it. I imagined taking her life and using her lifeblood to bring April back, and I couldn’t. I couldn’t think about harming her at all. I loved April and that hadn’t changed, but I couldn’t sacrifice someone else I loved. If Indigo wasn’t tied to my very soul I would sa
