Shaun’s breath shuddered out of him. It was the only true thing he could hear aside from the way his heart slowed. Each thump pounded through his body with such a force he could feel his blood pumping through his body at a molecular level. His muscles could only cripple with each elevating moment that passed.
“M…uhh…” Shaun tried to call for Mara, only to be punched in the stomach.
Mara’s body tumbled further out of view as Akuji grabbed a fist full of his hair, only to yank his attention back up to face her.
“Why?” he whimpered at his loss.
Akuji hummed at first. It sounded as if she didn’t give even a thought as to why she did it, until her eyes sparkled the same ice blue that had shown throughout Cian’s entire form.
“You made this far too difficult when all you had to do was gi
