But the cry of pain I hear next doesn’t belong to him. I know that voice. I’ve heard that sound and silently hoped I never would again. My head whips to the crumpled body lying so close to me, silver hair sticking to her fevered face and the tears rolling over her faint freckles. Blood gushes from a jagged tear beneath her ribs, and a strangled sob escapes her. “Kai… help me.” Paedyn’s whisper is so quiet, a single breath away from death. Blood covers her hands, her hair, her body—staining her a revolting red. “Kai, it hurts!” She screams the words in agony, her body racking with sobs and
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hold onnn is that rlly her tho??
