novelxo Chapter 141
Chapter 141 AURORA DA .
1 It was too late .
The knife sunk into his chest .
He grunted in pain and fell to his knees .
I went to my knees , as well .
I gripped the hilt of the dagger but taking it out now wouldnt do anything .
He fell forward onto his hands .
Blood from the wound dripped onto the ground at the base of the stone .
I was sobbing , I couldnt stop myself .
Dane turned his head to look at me once with those piercing eyes .
In his dying moments , they flickered from brown to his wolfs gold .
This is going to take way too long .
Waylon moved forward , bent down , and ripped the knife from Danes chest .
Ah ! Dane yelled .
NO ! I lurched forward and put my hand over his chest to try to stem the hot , red flow of his blood .
It coated my hands and dripped through my fingers .
Dane , hold on … I tried to reach for the healing gift of the goddess .
I could feel him dying the way Id felt Evander dying .
Chapter 141 2/5 But this was happening so much faster .
I only had seconds before he was gone .
Then , Danes arms seemed to lose their strength .
He fell to the grond face down , blood still pouring from his chest .
All around me .
I felt the smokey magic gather .
I felt it drinking in his power .
I thought I heard it whisper … 1 gripped Danes shredded shirt and tried to turn him over .
I couldnt .
He was too big .
Too heavy .
No , no , no , no ! Dane ! Desperate .
I put my hands on his back , my fingers sliding across the ridges and planes of his muscles , searching for contact with his skin .
I had to touch his skin .
There ! My bloody hand found a hole near his shirt collar and slipped inside .
Just one finger in contact with his broad back .
As fast as I could , I reached for the river of cool healing magic that ran through my veins .
Like I had with Evander , I pushed it into him , tried to fill him with it .
Unlike Evander , Dane took one , last , shaking breath .
Then he didnt breathe again .
Chapter 141 3/5 NO ! It seemed like that was the only word I remembered how to say .
Even though I could feel that his life was gone , I kept trying .
Kept pushing .
I didnt notice the earth had begun to tremble around me .
It didnt notice that , over my head , the bands of symbols on the ston ad begun to glow a dull , pulsing red , as if the stone was filled with magma .
My throat felt scratchy and thick , as if my lungs were filling with smoke .
My head pounded .
My vision flickered like there as fire burning at the edges of my vision , but instead of heat all I felt was cold .
Cold .
So cold .
Momma ! I heard each of the twins shout .
The sound came as if from a distance .
Good .
I didnt want them to see this .
They shouldnt see any of it .
They would grow up as scarred and damaged as I had .
All Id ever wanted was to shelter them from that .
Yessssss , the voice of the guardian whispered again .
I looked up .
My vision still wavered .
Chapter 141 The lines of symbols around the stone flickered , and then … They disappeared .
4/5 There was a sound like the scream of metal twisting , bending breaking .
Then there was the rattle of chains falling to the ground .
It felt so final , that sound .
The shaking of the earth grew more intense .
I looked over at the Blue Ridge wolves .
Trajan was with them , one twin in each of his arms .
They all looked so afraid .
The walls of the ravine were beginning to crumble .
It looked like they might fall and collapse on us all .
In my grief and rage , I reached out to them .
A silver glow flowed from my hands and surrounded them just as a massive overhang of rock overhead collapsed .
It plummeted straight for my children .
But it bounced off the silver light .
The stones crashed to the ground with a sound like thunder .
Dust rose .
Run ! I shouted at the Blue Ridge wolves , filling my voice with command .
My eyes met Trajans .
Run , I repeated .
To my surprise , they did .
They turned and ran .
All of them except Evelyn and the group of female rogues .
Chapter 141 5/5 Instead of running , they shifted .
We arent leaving here without Dane and Aurora , Evelyn snarled .
Waylon Reed might have started to say something , but I couldnt be sure .
Because at that moment , the stone column cracked .
A figure stepped out from its center .
Tall and lean , with a mane of black hair and eyes like blue flames .
Those eyes fell on me , and I tasted smoke .
Aurora , he said , and his voice was smooth and rich as chocolate .
My priestess .
My queen .
Come to me .
I didnt want to leave Dane , but a strange power filled my limbs .
Without meaning to , I rose and walked to the man who had just stepped from the stone .