~Samantha~
We made it back to camp but Killian barely made it out of the car.
He stumbled toward the fire someone had built and collapsed beside it, curling into himself like he was trying to hold his body together through sheer will.
Black energy crawled under his skin. Visible through the veins in his arms and neck. Pulsing with his heartbeat like living shadows trying to break free.
"He's getting worse." I moved toward him but Dominic grabbed my arm.
"Don't. Not until we know if he's still him or if the shadow's taken over."
"He saved us back there." I pulled free. "The least we can do is not abandon him when he needs help."
"The least we can do is protect the twins from a potential threat." Dominic's voice was harsh but his eyes were worried. "I'm not losing them because we were too kind and considerate."
He had a point. A frustrating, logical point.
