Kassie I instantly ran to Micah and dropped to my knees beside him. Blood…so much blood oozing out of him. I pressed my hands against him in an attempt to stop the bleeding. It pooled between my fingers, staining my palms with his life force. Tears streaked my face helplessly and a weird sound bubbled up in my throat—a sob. Micah’s dark eyes snapped open at the sound, peering up at me. He didn’t make a noise, just stared while breathing slowly. It had to be painful. “I-I’m so sorry, big guy. So fuc.king sorry. I didn’t know—“ He reached up, cutting me off by cupping my cheek, and stroked his thumb across my cheekbone. “I know. You got me good, but I’m fine, I promise. I was trying to warn you. He likes his fuc.king mind games. He thinks it's funny to f***k with me.” There was a su

