ra

" Liam said, his voice loud eno

t like a heavy boulder drop

to pull air

ne whispered

The visiting delegates exchanged shocked and scornful glances, t

d red with anger

te, but as a piece of trash tha

," Liam said, his voice cold and steady. *"

n agony, scratching at

ed him silently, tea

not care ab

hand and pulled he

e, a look of pure v

h, his chest puffing o

ou, Elara, as my m

my diaphragm seized in a violent, cramping spasm, and I could draw no air from the hal

dess had tied between our souls was

knees, gasp

d chocolate turned sour, smell

lurred with

d began to blur into indistinct halos of light, and the murmuring

commanded, look

, my hands clut

jection, the bond wo

ould kill a

a yelled, kicking my s

asting blood

around

faces stared

offer

e fel

othing

t bit of strength

man who was suppose

ered, my voice shak

, coughi

accept your

rous crack ech

ond s

d then there was only a profound and terrif

earable agony rippe

s different from

in was

, feeling as if they were

ed backward a

ound that echoed off the

pening right now, in front of everyone. I didn't know if I