Duncan
The world was black. There was no color, no sound, no sensation. I floated, feeling deep down in my core that there was somewhere I needed to be, something I needed to be doing, but I couldn’t escape this void no matter how hard I tried.
‘Mate…gone…’ Conn’s voice was weak. ‘Injured. Can’t…heal…fast enough.’
The attack played through my mind. The sharp spike of fear when the rogues piled on top of me—not for myself, but for Seren. For what it would mean if I didn’t survive, for the pain that she’d feel. The way I kept pushing through. Then that final, devastating blow that landed when I realized my connection with Seren had gone dead.
My heart rate sped up. Seren. Something happened to Seren. I needed to f*****g wake up so that I could get to her. She needed me.
Fear and pani
