CALLUM My muscles tightened painfully as my chest burned excruciatingly, but I couldn't will myself to stop as I ran and ran. No destination in mind, but I had to get away. For the sake of my bleeding heart and my own sanity. The words of that damned witch as she declared me not of my parents resounded so loudly in my head, I felt a phantom pain in my ear. The tears of dove..my dove as she came undone thinking she was alone, but I had stood back unable to move my feet beyond the tree i hid upon. Each heart wrenching sob digging inside of me cutting me open. I had to physically restrain myself, by sticking my claws deep inside the trunk of the tree, to stop me from going back to her and pulling her in my embrace. I hated it, every second of every minute she took as she cried her hear