Selene’s POVPain is the first thing I feel.Not the sharp kind that comes from a blade or a blow, but something heavier; like my blood has turned to lead and my bones are trying to sink into the earth. Every breath burns. Every heartbeat feels sluggish, wrong, as if my body is fighting against itself.Ronan’s arm is around me, holding me upright. I don’t remember when he grabbed me, only that if he lets go, I’ll collapse.“Stay with me,” he growls, his voice strained but commanding. “Don’t you dare black out.”“I’m here,” I whisper, though I’m not sure how true that is.The forest is chaos. Steel clashes against steel in every direction. Shouts, screams, the wet sound of blades finding flesh. Blood coats the ground, turning the fallen leaves slick beneath our feet. I can smell it—iron and death, thick in the air.Ronan moves in front of me again, his back to my chest, his sword flashing as another warrior lunges. He kills him in one precise strike without even looking.I hate this.I
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