Tethered (The Avenlore Series) (27 page)

Dani screamed again and a blast shook the ground, leveling everyone once again. 

Resting on my side, I watched as Dani crawled toward me, screaming and crying.  With what strength I had left, I pulled the sword from my belly…then came the pain.  It was cruel and cold, and my vision became cloudy. 

I could
still make out a glowing blue, a beautiful sight, lighting the two figures heading toward it.  One pulling, the other being dragged.  The pain had dimmed and I thought of Dani and how my heart beat for her even as it slowed in my chest.

Someone was screaming.

I closed my eyes and saw her face, pale and beautiful…looking to me as though I were the sun.  The face I lived for…the face I would die for. 

I no longer felt cold or pain, but happiness and warmth as
I sank beneath the cold black depths.

…to be continued.