“Damian!”
“Nora! Where are you?”
I follow his wolf’s aura, and finally spot him! Damian’s fine! I run towards him, and I feel his relief. Something shines from a corner. I’m almost at his side.
I keep running. Damian’s right there, in front of me. I see his wolf run towards me, but something’s wrong. He looks terrified.
“Nora!”
I hear a gunshot, and something red suddenly covers my vision.
The blood splashes on my face before I even realize what’s going on. I just heard a bang, and Damian stopped running. He’s just in front of me, but I see the black wolf stumble and fall on his flank.
“Damian!”
Another gunshot is heard, but I couldn’t care less. All I see is my mate lying on the ground with blood flowing from a hole in his chest. I run to his side, unable to think of anything else. Damian is injured!
“Damian! Damian!”
I keep calling his name, my wolf howling after her mate, but he is barely moving. Oh, Moon Goddess, no, no, no, not him, not Damian... I try to look for the bullet’s location, and shape-shift to use my fingers. His jet-black fur is getting all sticky from so much blood, no, no... It can’t be. I finally hear him breathing, but it’s faint and erratic. Thank Moon Goddess, he’s still alive, but the blood is still pouring out…
“Help! Nate! Liam!”
I mind-link anyone I can, I don’t care who I reach or not. My mind is so confused right now, I can’t even understand what’s going on around me. We’re in the middle of a mist of ashes, with smells of fire and blood all around. Those whohaven’t run away are busy fighting, nobody has time to pay attention to an injured wolf.
What do I do? Should I kiss him? I don’t know if I can heal an injury this size! Damian had me promise not to use it again, and if I pass out here, in the middle of the fight...
I realize I’m crying, but Moon Goddess, who wouldn’t? My fingers are still in my mate’s fur, I’m not leaving him. I’ve never felt so helpless! Suddenly, something grabs my wrist, pulling me with sharp pain, and another gunshot is heard.
“Nora! Don’t stay there!”
Bobo! It’s Bobo, who just grabbed my wrist between his fangs.
“Bobo! Bobo, Damian’s injured, we have to—!”
“Someone is shooting at you! Don’t stay there!”
“But Damian, he...”
“Nora, you have to move!”
I try to fight Boyan off. I don’t want to leave Damian alone, I can’t! He might die if I leave him! Bobo won’t let go of my wrist, even as I start bleeding. He keeps pulling me away with him. I don’t want to leave Damian!
Suddenly, another gunshot resonates. Bobo whimpers and lets go of my wrist.
“Bobo!”
I see red blood running down his head, all over his brown fur. Oh, Moon Goddess, not Bobo, too!
“I’m fine! It just grazed me. But Nora, you have to move, you’re the target!”
What? I look around, but I can’t see who is firing at us. I look at Damian’s body. Moon Goddess, I don’t want to leave him, but if I’m the one they are shooting at... I stumble to get up, trying to find my senses. Tears are pouring down my cheeks. Damian, Bobo... I see him stumble to walkto Damian’s side. He is really injured; a trail of blood is following him.
“Bobo...”
“Nora, just get away from here!”
I nod and turn around to run away. My heart is heavier and heavier. Moon Goddess, I don’t want to leave them... I can’t even breathe, my crying and running are making a mess of me, but I can’t stop, either. Damian, Damian, please, someone save him...
