Chapter 628-Losing A Friend And Moving On Instantly
Helanie:
I panicked and started digging into the leaves, and there she was, lying there, blue, as if all the blood had been drained out of her body.
"Whoops! Am I supposed to apologize on their behalf? How was I supposed to know she was your friend?" Rune kept taunting and mocking while I began to shudder. I was on my knees, my heart crashing in my chest like thunder.
"No, no, no," I whispered, pulling the leaves away with shaking hands until I saw her face cold, still, and too quiet. She wasn’t smiling or talking anymore. Those beautiful eyes she rolled whenever someone teased her. Those lips that said sweet things whenever I was down. And that smile she had carried ever since she found her mate in Gavin. It was all gone.
My breath caught. I grabbed her shoulders, shaking her gently, then harder.
"Wake up. Please wake up, Salem! We can fight him. We’ll take down all the Zharns together, what have they done to you?" I begged, tears spilling down my cheeks.
She didn’t move. Her skin felt wrong. I knew— I knew—she was gone. But I couldn’t stop.
"Don’t do this, come on," I cried, rocking back and forth, holding her like maybe that would bring her back. My stomach twisted, my chest ached like something deep inside me had broken. The world felt too quiet. Too empty. I felt like a part of me had been stolen, and I could never truly be happy again.
"Tsk tsk tsk, you must need a hug. Especially now that you don’t have any dreams—and dreams spark hope. But good thing, I took away your crazy thoughts. Now you’ll just live in the moment and try to get better. Am I not helpful?" he whispered from behind me, leaning over.