~~ANIKA VALERION~~

~~THE ECLIPSE PACK~~

The walk back to the manor was a total blur. I didn’t feel the sting in my arm or see the guards stepping aside, their faces twisted with a pity that made me want to scream. I only heard Marek’s voice breaking when he arrived at the cottage at dawn.

I ran until my lungs burned and my stitches pulled. I didn’t stop until I hit the doors of the healing suite. I burst inside, my breath coming in ragged sobs.

The room was cold. Stone cold.

I locked onto the center of the room, where the slab sat. Nana lay there, covered in linen....