The world slowed the moment Leon fell.It didn’t crash.It didn’t shatter.It paused —like the universe itself hesitated, unsure if it should keep moving forward after what it had just allowed to happen.I watched leon drop before me, his body hitting the ground with a dull, sickening sound. Blood spilled beneath him, spreading quickly, staining the earth like it was claiming him already. His eyes closed as he fell unconscious.My breath seized in my chest.I couldn’t breathe.My hands shook so violently I had to clench them into fists just to feel like they were still attached to me. My ears rang, drowning out the screams and clashes around us. The battlefield blurred, but Leon remained painfully clear.Still.Too still.“No…” the word barely left my lips.But Aaron wasn’t done.I saw it in his eyes—the hunger, the rage, the satisfaction of knowing he had broken something that mattered. He lifted his claws again, sharp and dripping, angling them toward Leon’s chest like he intended
Last Updated : 2026-01-23 Read more