Chapter 169: Exposed (2)
Madeline stumbled back in a staggered motion, her eyes wide with shock at the whoosh sound of the blade slicing through the air and piercing straight into something - but.... But it wasn’t her. The blade.. it was heading right for her, she saw it, the reflection of the twin blade were visible in her dark orbs, but if she got stabbed, why isn’t she feeling any pain?
Recovering from her numb state and letting out a harsh breath to have her senses working again, Madeline could feel the arms of someone wrapped around her, pulling her close.
It took a moment for Madeline to realize that it was Cassian, the familiar warmth of his body was pressed against hers. But then, she felt the shock of pain coursing through his body, and she immediately knew what he had done.
He had taken the blade for her.
"C...Cas?" His name could barely leave her lips as her voice sounded croaked, her heart beating frantically against her chest. With her arms around him as well, Madeline could feel something wet seep between her fingers, and when she raised her trembling fingers to look at her hands, it was smeared with blood.
Not just anyone’s blood, but Cas’s blood!
"Cas... there’s.... there’s blood!!! There’s blood! Cas!" Madeline tried to push him away, horrified that he had chosen to take the blade for her. But Cassian only held on tighter, refusing to let her see the blade that was still connected to his skin, obviously worried that it might trigger her trauma once again.
Taking her back to that suffocating state was the last thing he wanted, and she was already starting to get better.
Silence reigned in the hallway, and Elijah, who had been calculative with his plan all this time, could feel his face blanch when the least person he expected to come in between his perfect plan was no one other than Cassian.