I feel the shatter of my heart as tears flow uncontrollably, the pain of Clay's current condition bleeds into me, merging with my pain, intensifying the emotions rattling through my body.
"Don't worry, he'll be ok." Grayson tries to console me, but his words sound like nothing more than an empty promise, falling on deaf ears.
"You and I both know that isn't true." I croak, the fear of reality lacing through my tone as I recall the thick flow of the dark red blood that appeared almost black. Black blood isn't normal. "They said three days... three days. " I emphasize, holding up three trembling fingers. "I can't lose him, Grayson. I can't bear to lose him." My voice cracks as my body shakes, a sob tearing through my chest with a mixture of panic, anger, and helplessness coursing through m
