MATES: REMNANTS OF A BETRAYED BOND
Strong rushing winds lifted us off the ground, roughly hurling us towards a massive tree.
Before impact, Valen manifested in front of me to take the brunt of my plummeting body, slamming into him. His stocky arms were tight and protective as he seemed to be hunched around me. Even though I felt so safe, I knew I didn't belong there.
The tree shook upon collision, cracking its trunk, but determined to stand tall, and a multitude of red leaves and orange blossoms cascaded down with us.
“I got you, sweet mate,” Valen’s abomination uttered. His eyes were inky pools, wrapping chains around my soul to drown me in their encroaching storm.