Flipped upside down

“Can you say that again, but a little louder?” Wyatt croaked, my eyes snapping to his face.

My heart skipped a beat hearing his voice. My lungs felt like the air had been sucked out of them and I couldn’t speak. I stared at his face and he gave me a lopsided grin, squeezing my hand.

I laughed through my tears.

He reached up slowly, wiping the tears from my face with his thumb. I leaned into his hand, still staring at his perfect blue-grey eyes.

I stayed there, staring into his eyes, and enjoying the feeling of the bond for what felt like a lifetime.

“You really scared us,” I tried to speak, but it came out as a hoarse whisper.

He laughed, but winced in pain, one hand gripping his side while the other lifted the blanket covering his lower half, “I’m not sure I can move my legs.”

I watched him focus on his toes, and then his legs, but nothing was moving.

“Cami mentioned that the arrows were poisoned with some form of paralytic. They’re testing it now to find out the compo