Alex dropped his gaze from Tanya's father, James' face, and turned swiftly to face her. Tanya knew this was a mistake by the mischievous grin forming on her father's face.
Her lips quivered; her stomach grew queasy. "Alex move!" she screamed.
It was too late. Everything happened so quickly, too quickly; the click of the crossbow firing, Alex turning abruptly to face James, the sharp arrow soaring through the sky, Alex's agonizing scream as he crumbled to the ground. Tanya stared in horror at him lying in the soft grass. She fell to her knees, screaming curses at James, telling him to leave, telling him she hated him. He gave her one last glance; a look of betrayal marking his ashen face; before he ran from the clearing. Tanya crawled over to Alex's still body. The tears began falling, a
