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Kayla's POV

It took a while but I finally realized that the sharp, ear piercing scream was coming from my throat. Raw, strained, pained - those are words not even enough to describe how I felt standing there, watching Shawn's chest open in a shower of bloody rain.

Ashterah's hand disappeared leaving a massive hole where his heart used to be. His stunned scream was replaced by a gurgle as blood poured from his chest and his mouth. Even his nostrils now had blood streaming from them into his mouth and the side of his chin. His eyes were wide with fear and the realization that death was waiting to welcoming him.

"I will find you," the goddess spat evilly.

I rushed at her, fingers clawed, eyes wide, canines drawn and ready for battle, eager to claw her eyes and heart out for her cruelty but she disappeared out of sight leaving only the echo of her evil laughter behind. Instead of digging my claws into her burnt neck, I slashed instead at the night air nearly stumbling into the lake.

"Ka