I blew out a deep breath. “I’m so sorry, Alannah.” I straightened her clothes as much as I could and then I bent down and picked her up. I turned away from the bodies and started back to the cabin. As soon as I stepped out of the clearing, Alannah started to fight.
“Put me down.” She kneed me in my side as she fought, and I dropped to the ground.
“Fuck.” She ripped herself out of my arms and ran over to Ternen. “Alannah…” I swallowed past the lump in my throat. “He’s gone.”
She dropped and laid her head on his chest. “I know.” She started to cry as she tugged his blood-stained fingers around her side. “I know.” She closed her eyes for a second. “But I can’t live without him.” She shook her head as she cried. “He was my everything.”
I walked over, my heart in my throat as I watched
