Mate? Or Die!
He took one rattling breath, and then he was gone.
Heavy silence descended, full of disbelief and horror.
Marcus clenched his fists. "No," he replied, voice sharply. "That's impossible."
Luca stood rigid, exhaling through his nose, his jaw tight. "You heard him."
"He was dying," Marcus shot back. "He could've been delirious. She could have been anyone!”
Isiah exchanged a look with Ardan, who stayed quiet, his face unreadable. The dead man's words hovered over them like a thundercloud and they all knew Marcus had started to sound delusional.