"Wake up; please."
With Luca cradling Aria's dead body in his arms, her mark hazy and chilly on her pale skin, his broken murmur pierced the calm. As he swept errant hair strands from her face, his fingers shook.
Kael bent close, injured but determined. Alpha, we really have to relocate. The adversary is still with us.
"She is not missing! ""Luca snarled; his voice was rough. She is still here; I can sense her.
Ethan moved forward carefully; his face gloomy. "The bond..." Though hardly noticeable, it hasn't broken entirely.
Hope started to fill Luca's chest. "then she's still battling."
Aria drifted between worlds within the whirlpool of light and darkness. The known warmth of the link was far away, flickering like a dead flame.
An aged, sad, strong voice rang throughout the night. You were never supposed to make it.
Aria pushed herself to walk in quest of the source. "Who's there??"«
