LILLIE I screamed as soon as the man let go of the chains and walked back to the car. I could feel myself jolt at the feeling of the car moving again. “I’m going to die, I’m going to die,” I repeated to myself. I stopped myself immediately. I had to stay alive for Logan. I was definitely going to
“I need to pee,” I announced. They both acted like they didn’t hear me. They both carried the girl and hailed her into the truck. I half waited for her to scream in pain. She didn’t even move. She just laid there like a full sack of flour. “I need to pee,” I said again. I could see the first one ro
DAVID’S POV Logan hurried into the room. “You called for me,” he answered. It didn’t even take him three minutes to walk into the palace. We all hadn’t eaten since we found out that Lillie was missing but it had the most effect on him. He had bones peeking out from his neck at that point. I had b
LILLIE The smell of smoke caused me to sneeze. It has tickled my nostrils for far too long, and I could no longer ignore it. The painful sneeze opened my eyes to the brightly lit fire in front of me. Quickly, I got up, and my back came in contact with something that felt oddly wooden. My eyes qu
LILLIE “…and if I were you, I'd choose us.” The bruise at the side of my head, and my knees started to hurt three times as much all of a sudden. I wasn’t aware how long I had been away from Darkmoon, or how far away I was. The only thing I knew was that I needed to return as soon as possible. Wh
DAVID Blood, sweat, tears. All of a sudden, I could taste all three of them at the tip of my tongue. I was in darkness. The air around me was thick, and strange, eerie sounds filled the space. Birds chirping from a distance, owls howling. I was alone in the darkness with the three poignant taste
LILLIE "You mean to tell me that being saved comes at a price?" I asked in wonderment, barely believing what my ears had just heard. "No," He raised his hands and flattened his palm in a form of plea that seemed like he was trying to make me understand where he was coming from. But what was
My breath came out in heavy spurts and my chest heaved up and down as I fought to keep calm and act smartly. One mistake could ruin a lot of things. "Come here," He hurried towards me just before I moved out of the way, strong hands grabbing me and pushing me into the stack of wooden boxes behind