Chapter 35. Death Becomes Him

“No! I didn’t mean for this to happen! You cannot die on me. Not when I want and need you.” He understood her say as she pulled his limp body into her arms. “You must waken for me. You must.”

Alec’s eyes opened slightly to her words, but his lids were heavy, causing him to blink between shallow breaths. He was alive, but he knew he was facing death. What was happening?

Between blinks, she took her right forefinger and sliced open the skin of her left forearm. A dark crimson color trickled and then streamed from her arm. She gently placed it just under Alec’s nose. 

“This is good for you. It will make you whole again. Please, do this for me.”

Alec could hear her words, but they seemed muted, almost as if he were inside a cave. His brain could not focus on simple thoughts because drinking from her wound seemed bizarre. He must have understood her wrong. He was starting to his feet, but an overwhelming sense of tiredness overcame him with each movement. It took ev