Thirty-Eight

Lilith’s POV

A pain so sharp cut through me like a knife to the heart. My eyes forced shut as I fell to the ground a wailing scream leaving my lips. Raven had fallen beside me too clutching her chest as tears trailed down her cheeks. Mt first instinct was that Mykel had fallen, that he had given his life to save us all. To allow us to prepare for the battle ahead. That was until Hollie’s scream echoed throughout the kitchen as it bounced off the tiled walls. She struggled to breathe one hand on her chest while another sat on her neck. It couldn’t be, not him.

Raven crawled over to Hollie offering her some comfort. It would not do anything to ease the pain she felt but at least she wouldn’t be forced to grieve and suffer alone. Hollies parents were among the first to die back when Ravens father attacked. Her father was chief guard and died protecting Mykel’s mother. Her mother however somehow tuned out the pain of the disintegrating mate bond long enough to reach her husband’s side. T