s*x in death
He pulled me into a kiss that was desperate and raw, a claim that defied the island, the Board, and my own broken mind.
But as his lips met mine, a new sound echoed from the jungle.
The sound of a thousand metallic wings.
"The Board’s drones," Julian rasped, pulling back. "They didn't send soldiers this time. They sent the Reapers."
Across the sky, a swarm of black, mechanical insects blotted out the sun, descending toward the beach like a cloud of death.
"Run?" I asked, summoning the Scythe once more.
"No," Julian said, his silver veins glowing with a final, suicidal light. "We fight."