Bab 31: Chapter 31

He lowers his enormous bow and tosses it to the side, chest rising and falling. Ajax walks up to me, kneeling. His pale gaze stares down at me, the faint glow around his body almost hurting my eyes.

I shiver, he looks so different, larger than life. Powerful. Maybe I hit my head, and I see this creature that does not exist.

"Ajax," I say, trying to sit up, pain everywhere.

He looks up as the ground starts to rumble.

Ajax saved me by cheating.

Our eyes lock, and I feel a wave of panic. "You should go before they get here," I say desperately. "Leave!"

They can't take him.

Worst case scenario has happened.

He smiles and slightly laughs, and my heart constricts. Ajax is still more prominent physically in his powerful Fey state, his fingers reach out to touch my cheek, his glowing hand feathering over my skin. I can almost feel electricity emitting off him. "I was almost too late," he whispers. "I thought I'd find you dead."