CHAPTER 66

A scream fills the air and I can't tell who's it is. The sword leaves my stomach, and I fall to the ground.

Lily's face comes into my field of vision, and I see tears on her cheeks.

"Don't cry." She brushes my hair out of my eyes and cradles my head in her lap.

You'd think I'd be able to feel the gaping hole in my stomach, but no, I'm just numb.

I hear a deep and depressed howl in the night air, and the sound makes me cry. Connor. My eyes close and I let myself weep.

There's no way I'm surviving this.

I look around through teary eyes and realize that all of the men disappeared. They at least left me to die in peace.

The sound of paws hitting dirt overcomes my senses, and he's all I can feel, hear, smell, see.

Strong hands pull me into a bare chest and I cry against Connor. "Baby." His voice is hoarse and he's crying too. He can feel everything I can't. The pain of losing your mate is said to be the most excruciating pain in the world. I look up to him, kissing his cheeks.

I didn't eve