Ten
Gray
“Liam!” His name caught in my throat, emotion choking off my words. Ignoring the pain in my body, I got to my feet and wrapped my arms around his neck, burying my face in his shadowy black robes.
He was back in his Death form, but I didn’t care. I had never been so happy to see him.
“I didn’t think I’d ever see you again. I thought…” I couldn’t get the words out. My heart was hammering, filled with a strange mixture of shock and relief and joy.
After what felt like an eternity, I released my hold on him and took a step back, looking up into those luminous eyes. The realm had shifted again—or we were somehow in a new place—the lake vanishing and the forest turning into a meadow carpeted in blue and silver grass. It seemed like Jonathan and the two-headed beast were gone, but I
