CHAPTER 66
JOHN’S POV
Mara opened her mouth to answer but then shut them back. I tried to reassure her, tried to explain that Victoria's words meant nothing. But I had barely finished talking when suddenly…
Her eyes rolled upward and her knees trembled under her.
“Mara?” I whispered.
And then she collapsed.
We surged forward in a bid to cushion her fall but she fell faster than we could move. She landed on her arm with a soft thud just as we reached her side. Her hair fanned across the carpet and dust sticking to her tear-streaked cheeks. Her chest rose and fell–too slow to be normal–and fear surged through me.
She was out.
“Oh, no, no, no," I muttered as I knelt down beside her.
John, think.
I stretched my hand to her neck, feeling for her pulse. It was there… weak, but ther
