Chapter 323. Exposing Evil

William POV

"Doris-" William breathed as he moved up to take her in his arms. She stared down at the broken necklace with a dazed look.

"Is....everyone okay?" She whispered. Her voice was hoarse and she looked startled to even be awake. Suddenly, she threw she necklace far away from her as if it burned to touch. He wanted to throw it into the ocean but that still wouldn't be far enough away from her.

"Everyone is fine... are you okay?" William asked as he brushed the hair from her face. Besides Alec, she was the only one he ever wanted to be gentle with. No one else mattered as much as she did. He felt her pain as if it was his own. It drummed inside his veins and pushed him to be better.

"Y-yeah... I thought I had died." She admitted. "It felt like my life was draining out of me and-I heard your voice." Doris's whispered. Her eyes were wide as she looked up at William. "I heard your voice through the darkness. I ran towards it. I couldn't stop running until