Eira's pov
The walls of the safehouse were made of stone, but they couldn't stop the chill that crept into my bones.
I stood rooted to the spot as the creaky door opened, revealing the shadows of the rescue team… and behind them, limping, pale, and shaking,Kira.
I didn't realize I was holding my breath until it escaped my lungs in a strangled exhale.
She looked like death had flirted with her but hadn't committed. Her lips were dry and cracked. Her arm was bound in a blood-soaked bandage. Her once fierce eyes were dull, frightened, but they still locked onto mine like a plea.
"Eira," she rasped.
I didn't move. I couldn't. There were too many words sitting like knives in my throat.
Two medics rushed her to a cot. I followed slowly, arms tight around my torso. She flinched as they unwrapped the hastily done bandage on her arm. The gunshot wound was ugly, angry, festering with rage,just like what boiled inside me.