AURORAI don't remember how I got to him.One moment I was on my knees in the dirt, watching the arrow fly. The next, I was crawling through broken stones and dust with my skirt tearing and my palms scraped raw.“Roman!” I screamed. “Roman, no, no, no!”He was lying on his side with his eyes half open. The silver bolt was buried deep in his chest, just under his collarbone. Black veins were already spreading out from the wound, crawling across his skin like cracks in ice.His breath came in short gasps.“Rory,” he said. His voice was barely audible. He tried to lift a hand and couldn't. “Run.”“Shut up,” I sobbed. “Shut up, Roman.”“Please... the baby...”“I said shut up!”I had no idea what I was doing. I only knew I couldn't lose him. Not like this. Not after everything. I'd already lost my parents. I'd already lost my home. I wasn't going to lose the one person who'd stayed.I wrapped my fingers around the bolt.“This is going to hurt,” I said, my voice breaking. “I'm so sorry.”I
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