CHAPTER 69
"YOU HAVE to run. Run and don't ever stop, okay?" It was like the past has been written again as his present. Joaquin stood unmoving, his gaze never leaving Penelope's bloody face. Her red-rimmed eyes was full of sincerity and hope.
Hope that at least one of the two of them can survive.
"You can't disappear, Joaquin. Your existence means something for the shifter species. Get help from the shifter committee and help those who are treated unjustly by this unfair class system." Her fingers wouldn't quit shaking. Touching Joaquin's face didn't help. It only worsened the pain she felt. "You... looked the same, my love. When I first met you, you look exactly like this. Except your eyes, now you can see me clearly."
'I do not wish to end it like this.' Blood gushed out of Joaquin's stomach. His eyes started to blacken but his will to see Penelope gained him time.