Riley's POV

Everything in the hall looked wrong the moment I really started seeing it clearly.

Gunnar was on the floor first, and I noticed him before anything else. He was barely holding himself up, his body shaking like it was fighting to stay conscious. Blood was on his mouth and chest, and he was still holding on like he could stop the damage by force alone. 

I had never seen him like that before. Not once. He always looked like someone who could not be broken, no matter what was thrown at him. 

Seeing him on the ground like this made my stomach tighten in a way I did...