CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT
Dang it. In all of my conversation with Seth, I had forgotten about Phaser. Or, rather, I forgot to keep an eye on him. I guess I assumed he wouldn’t dare attack me while I held his brother’s life in my hands, yet here he was, putting his arm through my heart like he did before. Seth must have been distracting me long enough for Phaser to sneak up and take me out. I would have felt ashamed and embarrassed by allowing myself to be distracted like this if I wasn’t currently focused on the pain in my heart and the knowledge that I was slowly but surely dying.
And this time, no one was coming to save me. Triplet was dead. Strike was still unconscious, but even if he wasn’t, his Control Crown would have prevented him from coming to my aid. Nor could I expect last minute h
