Ella's POV
"Luca told me you had a panic attack earlier," Leo said resting his hand on my back later that night.
The bombs were heard all over the territory. The fires were visible for miles and the fallen ash settled on the ground even in the most far fetched corners.The soldiers flocked to the army centre and now I was stood amongst a crowd of
"Have you been down here before?" Milly asked, glancing around the bunker.We were sat almost in pitch black. Only a small bulb hanging from the ceiling illuminated the room in a dull grey glow and being ten foot underground, there cert
Leo's POVBlair and I leapt behind our truck, ducking low, as another round of machine-gun fire was sent our way.
"Do you hear that?" I whispered, snapping my eyes to Milly.It'd been silent hours. The children thankfully had all gone to sleep and Milly and I were in too much anxiety to speak.
I was dragged away from the flames by two of the men, they squeezed me tight and held my wrists and ankles but there were no stakes anymore. My children were safe and I was unphased by their guns and threats.They weren't going to kill
Leo pushed Andrea off him and he slumped down onto the floor, his eyes wide open at the night sky and his limbs as still as the air.He didn't blink. His chest didn't rise and fall in breath. There was no beating of a heart inside his r
I woke in the soft sheets of my bed, slowly opening my eyes to see Max and Milly sat at my feet."Hey," Milly said softly, reaching for my hand.
"You can't be here," I said at long last."You have every right to be hesitant," he replied, his voice getting hoarser. "But I won't hurt you. I can't hurt you. I'm dying."