Sterling. "Get her inside and find a med

ting Brynlee's weight as they disap

empty except for

d shoulders of Apollo's custom suit. He

nt shadow over his face made him look l

the terrace's decorative wading pool, staring blankly at

word of that police report to the press," he hissed through

arp laugh. The sound was

this disgusting circle of people," Erna said, her vo

r eyes pierced straight th

needed him to survive. How dare she look at

nd shot out. His large fingers clamped vio

ic, pulling it tigh

ed, her hands flying up to claw at his wrist,

an to form on the pa

ace. Suddenly, without warning, a frag

ing, her eyes full of soft light, her

ugh Apollo's temples. It felt like a s

e muscle spasm in his arm caused his gr

she dug her fingernails deeply into the sensitive skin of his wrist, drawing blood, while simulta

d the crushing weight on his foot breaking his focus. His refle

e threw Erna ent

ipped backward, her body flipping over t

la

The icy shock paralyzed her lungs. W

cracked sickeningly against the hard

er vision blurred. A dark ribbon of red blood immediat

ressed the heel of his hand hard against h

ning the surface. His twisted logic told him this was just a

her bleeding in

spat, his voice devoi

's ears. It was the final spark that ignited the absol