Alpha Nox
I turned my back on him and murmured under my breath, “She’s going to be fine.”
“She’s dying.” he said softly.
Something shattered inside of me. My magic roared to life, a maelstrom in my hollow chest. It latched onto Natasha, and I could feel it. I could feel her soul thrashing, fighting as it slowly lost its hold over her body.
Nox was right. She was dying, but there was something I could do about it.
Dad’s voice floated through my memories, brushing up against my mind in a loving caress. For a split second, I wasn’t hovering over the body of my dying friend. I was in my mother’s garden, cradling the body of the butterfly I had just killed.