in her finding him. His power would do
nothing against that water.
The farthest lines of panicked soldiers
appeared, and Farasha charged past them.
Elide let out a sob, and he followed the line
of her sight.
To the keep gate, still open.
“Faster, Farasha!” She didn’t hide the raw
terror in her voice, the desperation.
Once the dam broke, it would take less than
a minute for the tidal wave to reach them.
She had come for him. She had found him.
The world went quiet. The pain in his body
faded into nothing. Into something secondary.
Lorcan slid his other arm around Elide,
bringing his mouth close to her ear as he said,
“You have to let me go.”
Each word was gravelly, his voice strained
nearly to the point of uselessness.
Elide didn’t shift her focus from the keep
lily
(lily)
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