Claire’s POV
When Leo fell unconscious, it felt as if half of my heart had simply… stopped. Then, an instant later, everything became too fast, too intense, and I felt like I was going to burst straight out of my skin.
Leo was unconscious and needed medical care. I had to save him. I had to do something!
“I’ve called in emergency,” one of my warriors told me. I hated that my distress was so obvious, but I was grateful that my team was close enough to me and solid enough that they could pick up the slack that my panic was causing. Immediately, they were stepping up to help me. “We need to get you and Leo to the road.”
I nodded, feeling my heartbeat even up in my throat. I stood, cradling Leo closely.
“We need to investigate the area,” I said as I tried to hold onto my last bits of sani
