Kane’s POV
“Kane” Ava screamed
I saw the alpha's claws coming straight for my chest, deadly, precise and impossible to dodge.
I braced myself then my world shattered.
A blur moved in front of me.
“Ava, NO!”
Her body slammed into mine, shielding me, before I could push her back. The claws came down with a sickening, wet sound.
Blood sprayed.
Her scream ripped the air, loud and piercing. It cut straight through me, into the marrow of my bones. Her small frame jolted violently, her body shaking as the claws tore through her chest.
I froze, my brain refusing to accept what had just happened.
Then she collapsed into me.
Her blood, it was hot and endless, it poured over my hands, soaking my chest. My knees went weak as I caught her, lowering us both to the ground. My hands shook as i
