Chapter 160. The Final Stand

Shallow gasps.

“We can’t die here,” I whispered to Simone. “We can’t.”

I looked at her... and the look in her eyes broke something inside me.

The fear. The raw, unfiltered terror on her face.

She didn’t have to say it.

We both knew...

This could be the end.

And I wasn’t ready to lose him.

Not like this.

Not ever.

And that’s when I looked at Simone again... and my fear mirrored hers.Xander’s POV

“She’s breathing… right? Tell me she’s breathing.”

I could barely move, my limbs were trembling, my chest tight with exhaustion and panic, but I didn’t care. I dragged myself forward, forcing every muscle in my body to function as if my very existence depended on it, because it did. Alison lay there, still as death, her chest unmoving, her skin pale, and it felt like my world was being ripped apart right in front of me.

“Alison,” I whispered, crawling to her. “Baby… come on, wake up. Please.”

Her head was tilt