Leah’s POV"Keep moving, Leah!"Julian’s hands were tight around my wrist, dragging me hard through the mud of the eastern yard. Rain came down hard immediately we reached outside and it felt like icy needles, stinging my face. "Julian, slow down!" I gasped, my shoes slipping in the mud as I tried to keep my footing. "You're pulling too hard!""We don't have time!" Julian yelled over the chaos, his jaw clenched as he scanned the tree line ahead. "My men are holding the back gate open! Once we reach the woods, we're clear!"Under the rain I saw a tall figure stepping out of the smoke near the main doors. My feet stopped moving before my brain could even tell them to. I nearly jerked Julian off balance as I froze, my eyes wide and fixed on the hazy courtyard. It was Lucien.He only had on a black shirt that was torn open at the chest, soaked through with rain and red blood. In his right hand, he held his broadsword. The tip dragged in the wet mud, carving a line through the dirt as he
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