23 - Who or what was that?

Katie's POV

I immediately paced towards Victor and asked him where Victoria was. He was not himself, as he constantly mumbles that it was all his fault that Victoria was hurt. He was not even surprised when I mentally linked him; he must have unconsciously let me into his head to communicate with him. I nudged his shoulders and asked him again, this time with a little bit of a wake-up tone so that I could knock some sense into him. That was really effective, as he immediately told me that she's at their room since he carried her from the forest where she was attacked up to their room.

I tilted my head downwards to scoop him up, and now he is on my back as we hurringly sprung towards their room, and when we barged in, I somewhat saw a smoke-like figure trying to suck up what seems like Victoria's soul or life essence. It seems like I was the only one who could see it as Victor just pointed out the wounds on Victoria's stomach and face.

I instantly stood on my hind legs so that Victor