Chapter 23: A bigger goal
Pain.
Unimaginable pain.
That was the first thing Hex felt when he started to regain bits of consciousness.
There wasn't a part that didn't hurt.
'What happened?'
His memories were fuzzy at first. But soon fragments of the battle flashed through his mind.
Somehow the memories felt more lifelike than when it actually happened. Some of the memories even caused his body to react involuntarily.
It jerked when he felt blood splattering on him, after the loudmouthed Greg's head was smashed.
He tried to scream when he remembered the talon piercing through the quiet Vin. His heart hurt at the sight of Allie's death.
Each memory hit hard. But the most hurtful was the peaceful expression on Duter's face.
They had known each for barely a day but the Knight's willingness to die just so the others could have a chance of survival sent a shiver through his spine.