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Chapter 776

Chapter 776

Chapter 121 : He Can’t Die… He Just Can’t

My heart hammered in my chest, practically breaking my rib cage. I raced across the lawn toward her.

Something whizzed past my ear and sunk into the ground. An arrow.

I heard the sounds of whizzing in the air behind me. It sounded like hundreds of arrows descending on us all at once. Any second, they’d rain down and we wouldn’t be able to dodge them all!

How had I let myself underestimate the king and his own penchant for cruelty? I’d hoped it died with Sebastian, but I should have known that Dylan came from the same ruthless blood!

I dodged arrows as they plunged at me.

Mila and Helen used their vines and roots to fend off the incoming projectiles. They created their own shield wall, for the time being.

“Your Majesty, are you really going to go against your blood oath!?” Mila cried over the sound of pelting arrows.

Blood oath? When did that happen?

If Dylan was about to violate a blood oath, maybe I hadn’t underestimated him at all. He was just dumb!

The king laughed loud enough to be heard over the arrows.

“How am I breaking my blood oath? I agreed to help Pomeni pack and leave Pomeni alone. I will honor that. But you… you so graciously gave away your ties to that pack. And I did not make a vow not to kill you!”

“Mila, just run! You can’t reason with him,” I shouted.

I waved my arms, trying to move her and Helen along.

Of course, the king would want to take her life. She knew his secret. She had the Blade of Souls, and she was the only one that could do the soul exchange. He couldn’t let her live!

“Come on, Soren. I’m not leaving without you!” she motioned for me to get behind the plant shield.

She opened a crack in the shield wall and I moved to the opening.

Click. Click. Click.

I glanced over my shoulder and saw three crossbow bolts flying right at Mila’s heart.

By opening the shield, she’d exposed herself! Crossbow bolts moved much faster than regular arrows. There was no time for her to dodge or close the shield in time.

When I looked back at Mila, I saw the terror in her eyes.

I threw myself across the opening, all three bolts lodging in my chest.

White hot, searing pain tore through me. It felt like my insides were being ripped apart. One of the arrows shattered my ribs, another went through my stomach.

My heart clenched and warm blood soaked through my shirt instantly. One of them must have grazed my heart as it beat in a rapid, panicked rhythm.

For a moment, time stopped. I felt like I was suspended in midair, laughing at myself as I felt the pain of a real “broken heart.”

The real agony came when I twisted and saw Mila’s face. Horror reflected in her big, blue eyes. Her mouth was open in a silent scream.

Vines and roots burst from the ground around me. They encased me and pulled me behind the shield wall, protecting me from any more harm.

“Soren, what…” Mila dropped to her knees beside me, pushing the roots away.

I looked up into her eyes, seeing tears streaking her face. Her eyes were red and puffy. She grabbed my hands but already my fingers were numb and I could barely feel anything.

Except for the agonizing pain!

“Soren, look at me. Stay with me,” Mila pleaded. She turned my face to stay focused on her.

knew I was dying. No matter how much I fought, no matter how much I

to smile and

my chest. Her tears mixed with my blood, soaking my shirt through. She

want it! I don’t care anymore. I only need you. I love you, Soren. Please, don’t leave me. Don’t leave us… You can’t leave me and

words broke my heart for a second time. But I knew there was no recovering

use my numb arm, and using all the strength I had left, I put my hand on the back of her head. Her hair was soft

loved her more than anything in this world,

her, was our precious baby. How I

me, crying even

meant to me and how much I loved her, but if I did that, when

couldn’t tell

to my death. I couldn’t let her spend her life mourning me and I wouldn’t

had to do

“Mila…”

Don’t speak! You need

enough… I will rest…

her watery eyes

are a wonderful woman but I need to be

talking!” she urged,

you… because one day… if I survive this… I will

eyes widened and she went dead quiet for a moment, staring at me in complete

and most

“Soren…”

child needs a father. But I’m…

words out, and not just because my energy was fading fast. The last thing I wanted to do was hurt her and break her heart, but if I did

“I’m not

me now and

“No!”

the edges of

gasped, perking me awake. “They are

that gripped me, like little hands reaching up from the underworld, grabbing me and dragging me down, but I couldn’t resist the cold numbness that took

what she was saying and it took

all

scream

opened my mouth to speak. The words were so clear in my mind but I didn’t know if

“I’m sorry…”

Blackness consumed me.

***

*Mila*

hands trembled as I put my palm on his chest and leaned

His heart was still.

came

into a million pieces as fresh tears poured down

that the king was getting closer and that he wanted to kill me. The sounds of

I

with small explosions. Each one got closer

like the forest itself cried and protested the

they weren’t hot. I

the times I’d used magic to stop

I started chanting,

corro sinat, amina

came to my side. She used one of her magical arms

clung to Soren’s bloody, torn shirt. I could

“Mila!”

gasped, pointing to his chest. “The wound…

stopped trying to push me away. She leaned in closer,

sinat, amina hasteth

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