Chapter:- 44

If only they knew how close Amelia was, just fifteen steps away.

Amelia's head was full of haze and his mind was barely there, but he could hear them. So close yet so far. If she'd had a shred of breath and strength left, they would've heard her voice easily. A couple of tears slid down her cheek as she opened her eyes just enough to see a hint of Alex shadow. Or maybe her mind was playing tricks on her. Despair squeezed at her chest more efficiently than anything related to her injuries did.

Please...! Not yet... I don't want to leave them...

Darkness was starting to fill her line of vision and Amelia struggled against it with all her might, knowing instinctively that she wouldn't be able to wake up again. She opened her mouth, desperate to get their attention, but all that came out was a tiny, pathetic wheezing sound. Which was enough to take all the strength Amelia had left. She'd been a trained since the day she was born but this was a battle she lost.

Everything faded to black, t