Bring Him to His Knees
"You've pulled enough to clear her main artery! Let the moonrise herbalists flush the rest with water!"
"It's not enough!" I rasp, my voice sounding like broken glass. I lean down again, pressing my mouth to Sloane's wrist, pulling one last heavy, desperate draft of the dark blood from her core.
The heat in my chest explodes into a blinding white pain. My lungs lock up completely. I spit the second mouthful into the fire, tumbling backward onto the floor, my hands clutching my own chest as I gasp for oxygen that won't enter.
"Roan!" Del yells, leaning over me.