Chapter 117. Aware of Xavier's Plans

Alexander’s POV

I gripped Emily's limp body while I extracted my canines from her nape. I swear, I saw a brief flash of light in her dull eyes.

Was I successful?

Was she getting any better?

Is she going to be okay?

"Emily," I whispered as I softly stroked the side of her face. "Return to me, please!"

A roar sounded behind me, then a loud rumbling noise, and in the blink of an eye, I was launched into the air and separated from Emily. I came down, crashing into a massive tree, and dropped through the branches to the ground.

Am I dead?

I let out a moan as a sharp twinge of pain shot through my arm.

"That confirms it," Ghost yapped angrily. "We are very much alive!"

A painful hiss that sounded more like a chuckle crossed my lips as I reached for my arm.

"Sh*t!" I muttered, realizing that the bone had snapped in two and had broken through the skin. I will require medical attention—a doctor must realign my