Chapter 90Nicolas POVThe moment Viona's body plummeted from the canopy, I moved without thinking.Branches cracked overhead like breaking bones, showering me with leaves as she fell. My instincts roared to life, a primal surge that banished hesitation. I lunged forward, arms outstretched, catching her just as gravity threatened to break her against the forest floor.The impact jolted through my body, forcing the air from my lungs, but I held her tight, cushioning her as they toppled backward. I rolled with her, my back striking the earth hard enough to sting, but I never loosened my grip. She lay limp in my arms, her head lolling against my chest, her skin frighteningly cold."Viona!" my voice cracked, more a plea than a call.I lowered her gently onto the cold, leaf-strewn ground, brushing the damp strands of hair from her face. What I saw stopped my heart. Her lips-normally so full of color-had turned an unnatural shade of purple, as though life itself had been drained from them.
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