101. Vameer
Vameer
Iwhirl around at the sound of Rune’s shout, and something sharp slams into my shoulder.
Resecuring my dome of gravito over us, I reach across and pull the dagger out of my shoulder blade.
My gaze lifts. And meets his.
An enemy of old. Trying to kill me with a knife in the back.
He smiles. And steps back.
And I… inhale chocolate.
My gaze drops to Rune’s wide, scared eyes.
My heart was beating with focus. So I missed it. Her fear.
“Mon Coeur?”
Rune opens her mouth. And then I see it.
Blood. Pouring from her throat.
I stare at it.
For an eighth of a precious second, I stare at her neck.
Trying to comprehend.
My heartbeat was racing. But… now it’s slowing.
My mate sags.
I release the dagger and catch her against my chest, pressing a palm to her throat. Pushing gravito against her skin. Sealing the wound. Stopping the bleeding.
The dagger clangs to the floor.
And I see it.
Tosa was aiming for me. But Rune… My mate… My Heart.
She took what was meant for me.
My gravito snaps into a roiling blood red all around us.
“Lo siento.” My voice cracks. “Mon Amour.”
Rune reaches up and grips my wrist.