Chapter 10

Lyra's POV

My heart was racing extremely fast, I could hardly think of anything at the moment other than the fear that Devlin might have shot me dead. But if I was actually dead, then how come I had my consciousness and how was I still breathing?

I still could not move from where I was standing, however, I could only open my eyes and see for myself what was happening around me, if really Devlin's arrow was stuck in my stomach.

My eyes opened and luckily for me, I was still alive and well, however, the wind was cold, especially against my arm that seemed to have been doused with liquid.

The liquid was warm against my skin and I could feel goosebumps around the area where the liquid touched. My senses were running wild because I didn't have to think deeply into it to be certain that in fact, I had been injured there.

Luckily for me, the arrow did not pierce my arm, but rather it gave it an unsightly graze. The skin was torn open and the flesh around it was hanging like it was mere p