All Chapters of I Was Made From What You Couldn’t Let Go: Chapter 61 - Chapter 64

 Rhydian has to leave me behind.The blood red sky still hung over the northern border like a wound that would not close. The wards were gone, shattered by the combined assault of modern weapons and ancient dark magic. The invasion was fully inside the territory now, pushing deeper with every passing hour. Rhydian stood in the main yard giving final orders, his voice sharp with urgency. Loyal guards formed a tight circle around me, their hands on their weapons."I lead the front lines," Rhydian said, his voice steady but the strain showing in the set of his jaw. "Jax is committing everything he has to this assault. I cannot stay here and hold the center at the same time. You stay under guard. The remaining loyal wolves will protect this building with their lives."I stepped closer, my voice urgent. "I can still help. The old border maps. The secondary paths through the territory. I know them better than anyone. I can guide the reinforcements."

 The shell hit before either of us could move.The struggle in the burning courtyard had carried us closer to the main hall, our bodies locked in combat, neither willing to yield. Elio still pushed for control of my body. My wolf still refused to let him take it. Then the high whistle cut through the smoke, sharp and deadly. A stray artillery shell from the northern fight slammed into the main hall behind us, the impact deafening.The explosion threw us both forward, the force of it hurling us across the stone. Burning debris rained down from above, heavy beams and broken stone crashing around and over us. The heat was instant and overwhelming, searing our skin. The weight pinned my legs and part of my side, the pressure crushing. Elio landed half across me, his body equally trapped under the same fallen section of roof and wall.I tried to push up, my hands scrabbling against the stone. The debris held firm. "I cannot move. The beam has my leg. It