Chapter 45. Stay with Me

I could see tears clouding her eyes, her lips parted—but before she could say a word…

A loud crack was heard.

“AHHHH—!”

Something hot tore across my scalp.

I felt the impact first—a skull-shaking jolt that sent my vision sideways—then the burn.

I got shot.

“Titan!”

Aria gasped loudly in panic.

My hands slipped off the wheel. Blood gushed down the side of my face.

The wheel spun wildly and the SUV veered.

Aria screamed, grabbing the wheel with both hands, jerking it to the right, barely avoiding a roadside barrier.

I tried to speak, but my jaw was locked. My ears were ringing like a bomb had gone off inside my skull.

Everything turned to chaos.

My vision blurred. The road twisted. My breathing was shallow and fast—too fast. I couldn’t see out of my right eye anymore.

I heard Aria shouting my name, but her voice was slowly becoming faint, distant—like she was yelling from underwate