Chapter 61: Self-Immolation

"Natasha, wake up."

Someone shook my shoulder and tapped lightly on my cheek, forcing me to wake up. I coughed, but I felt a substantial fluid was gushing down from my mouth. Someone grunted, then put my head on a soft edge. I gradually opened my eyes and saw Ethan on top of me. His eyes were scanning my face, and I saw uneasiness in them.

"Everything is going to be okay, love. Please fight hard." he took my hand and then kissed its back. He stroked my cheeks.

I do not have any idea what's happening and where I am. I tried to move a muscle, but I stopped when I felt a series of pain coursing through my veins towards my back. That's when I realized I got shot. I gasped, opening my mouth to breathe some oxygen. I roamed my eyes around the place, just to find out we were in the middle of the forest. I saw Bobby lying on my side.

"He was wounded, too."