Chapter 87

CLAIRE

I laid on top of Dominik, my eyes scanning through the dust and my ears perked up with alertness at the sounds around us. I heard Dominik groan loudly and shift underneath me. He still had his hands firmly around me.

As we laid inside the carriage, which lay on its side, footsteps surrounded us, as well as low whispers. Where on earth was Luis? I tried to move but Dominik pinned me to his chest. I let out a small gasp and he brought his lips to my ear.

“Be quiet,” he whispered.

We stayed silent for a while and I could tell that Dominik was listening in on the surroundings. The silence made my skin crawl with fear and anticipation at the threat that lurked around us.

My ears perked up at the sound of sudden footsteps and in the blink of an eye, a large sword bore through the wood of the carriage and was heading towards my face.

Before I could react and dodge out of the way, Dominik had already caught the sword with his bare hands. I watch with wide eyes as blood oozed out of Dom