*Gravestone*
“Addicus!!!” I shouted, running to his side, ignoring the pain still thumping in my ears. I skidded on my knees until I stopped right next to his prone form. Addicus was choking for air, the hole in his neck created by McAllister’s sword all but guaranteed his death. He gazed up at me, our eyes locked. He smiled. He couldn’t say anything.
He didn’t have to.
I gently closed his eyes with my hand as he slipped away.
The other remaining shifters, and the ones from outside, gathered around his body as I lifted him up into my arms and handed him to Melchior. “Get him out of here,” I said.
“What about you?” Melchior asked.
I turned to the secret passage. Up those stairs was Bel. Up those stairs was Dorian. I would not want to see the look on my face. “I’m saving Bel.”
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*Belasarius*