Ella POV
I watched Alexander hit the ground, and a shocked cry escaped me before I could bring my hands to my mouth to stifle it. My heart pounded so violently I could barely think, my entire body frozen with terror.
Something hit my shoe. I looked down. A blade, stained with blood, lay at my feet. My mind spun, trying to process everything, trying to make sense of what had just happened.
Alexander’s eyes met mine, and though his body was weak, his gaze was strong. He wanted me to do something. He was depending on me to understand.
I took a shaky breath, my eyes locked on the blade. Poison.
Ironfang had used poison against him. If he had brought something so deadly, that meant he saw Alexander as a true threat. And if that poison could reduce him to this state so quickly—
