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.

I fought, no matter how much I wanted to stay with her, I

tried to smile and pushed

with my blood, soaking my shirt through. She gripped

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 the

But I knew there was

and using all the strength I had left, I put my

beautiful, strong Mila… I loved her more than anything in this world,

life, and inside her, was our precious baby. How I wished I could

shuddered against me, crying even

if I did that, when I died, she would live her life in sorrow. She’d be haunted

couldn’t tell

her burden. I couldn’t so selfishly bind her to my death. I couldn’t let her spend her life mourning me and I wouldn’t allow our child to

to do

“Mila…”

You need to

will

watery eyes

woman but I need to be honest before I

stop talking!” she urged,

sorry…but you’re not my type…I’ve been lying to you… because one day… if I survive this… I will have to go back to my realm… I need to go back

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

better… younger… more handsome… and most importantly… someone who treats you with a true

“Soren…”

father. But I’m… I’m not the

her and break her heart, but if I did this now,

up!” she snapped. “I’m

go…Leave me

“No!”

darkness clouded the edges of my vision.

gasped, perking me awake. “They are burning

me, like little hands reaching up from the underworld, grabbing

she was saying and it took a moment for me to realize that was

it all went

devastated scream pierced

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

“I’m sorry…”

Blackness consumed me.

***

*Mila*

on his chest and leaned over so my cheek was

His heart was still.

breath came from his

million pieces

stopped caring that the king was getting closer and that he wanted to kill me.

was gone and I wanted

shook with small explosions. Each one got closer and closer, shaking the

like the forest itself cried and protested the loss of

the flames but they weren’t hot. I should

times I’d used magic to stop death. “Amina hasteth corro sinat, amina

I started chanting,

sinat, amina hasteth corro

came to my side. She used one of her magical

clung to Soren’s bloody, torn shirt. I

“Mila!”

to his chest. “The wound…

trying to push me away. She leaned in closer, narrowing her

hasteth corro sinat,

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