Chapter 168

Theo's POV

I round the corner at the base of the stairs, jaw clenched, about to call out to Nathan or Mason just to make sure someone else is up and moving... They aren't home, how the fuck did I forget that message? Harper, that's how I forgot. They always warn me not to get too caught up in something that I forget things, and I did, I forgot they weren't home.

“Theo!” Harper’s voice slices through the air, loud and panicked.

I turn just as she comes barreling toward me, eyes wide in pure terror, arm outstretched as if to push me back.

My eyes flicker down.

I see the glint of the blade.

With a grunt, I shove Harper hard to the side, knocking her out of reach, so she won't get hurt. Pain explodes in my abdomen, hot and deep and immediate, like somethin