A wave of warmth washed over my tired body. As I took another step through the crowd, I staggered and fell. Pain. I felt pain everywhere. Cade called my name. I saw golden locks of hair racing toward me. I tried to smile. If he were the last thing I saw, I’d die happy. Because that was what it felt like. It felt like I was about to exhale my last breath. A hooded figure in the shadows stared at me, and then I saw a flash of gray eyes. And it all went black.
