Chapter 146. If I Lose You

Isabel’s POV

The sound splits the air like thunder.

But it doesn’t hit me.

I don’t even see it happen—just feel the sudden force of Roy’s body slamming into mine, shoving me aside in one sharp, protective motion.

Then comes the crack of bone, the dull thud of impact, and the sickening sound of him crashing to the floor.

“No… no, no—” I gasp, stumbling back as my eyes drop to him.

He’s on the ground. Blood.

So much blood.

Spilling out from the side of his torso, soaking through his shirt and pooling beneath him like a dark, blooming flower. My ears ring, my hands tremble as I drop to my knees beside him, unable to breathe, unable to think.

“Roy!” I cry, crawl