The sound of another thump from my bedroom jolted me fully alert, and I was running before I realized my feet were moving. My heart hammered in my chest as I burst through the doorway, Willow close behind me.
The sight before me stole my breath.
Silas and Ronan were collapsed on my bedroom floor, bound together with what looked like thick leather straps around their torsos and legs. Silas's head lolled against Ronan's shoulder, his eyes closed, face deathly pale. Ronan looked barely conscious himself, his copper hair matted with something dark, his clothes torn and filthy.
"Silas! Ro!" I cried, rushing to kneel beside them.
Kaelen was already there, his fingers pressed against Silas's throat. His eyes met mine, steady and reassuring. "He's alive. Pulse is strong but he's completely drained."
Ronan's eyes fluttered open at the sound of my voice. "Hazel," he croaked, his cracked lips forming a smile that broke my heart. "We made it. We actually made it."