Chapter 63

Trinity

I wailed as I watched the light and awareness fade from his eyes. He went slack in my arms.

“No!” I cried. “Lucian, you can’t leave me! Wake up! Wake up!”

Something shuffled nearby. I turned to look and saw Mark. He was covered in wounds. He looked terrible, but he lifted his gun and aimed at me. His hand shook. His eyes narrowed at me even as they filled with tears.

“Mark…” I whispered.

His jaw trembled. The gun went still as he glared at me. Tears slid down his cheeks as he dropped his gaze to Lucian in my arms. I didn’t know why. He said nothing. Then, he lowered his arm to his side, staring at Lucian for a few more moments.

Without a word, he turned around and left, trudging through the forest alone. Relief filled me the farther away he got, but as I turned to look down at Lucian, I couldn’t even enjoy it. He wasn’t moving. His eyes stared out into nothing.

I was alone more than I ever had been before.

My dad was dead, and the man I loved was dead.

I felt a pulsing i