[Dylan]
Once the mask came off Avira's attacker, my mouth hung open in shock.
No!
This is impossible!
I said in my head, and blinked rapidly. Maybe this was only a nightmare, or a figment of my imagination. It just can't be!
But Declan was looking at Avira's attacker with the same look I had on my face. His hand clung loosely to the fabric of the mask while his mouth hung open in shock. His eyes, now widened, were fixed on Avira's attacker, whose face was now filled with tears.
Beside me, Avira tongue-tied with shock, slowly climbed out of the bed. Her whole body shuddered, following every movement she made. She stood uprigh just then, and her voice broke when she spoke.
"Regina?" Avira called with her eyes opened so widely as if they would pop out of their sockets any time. Her head moved from side to side as she shook it in disbelief.
"Magnus is–" She stopped herself from completing her statement, and sat down on the bed sluggishly. Tiredly.
