LUCAS POV
I couldn’t reply to that one question, instead, I held onto Ember tightly as if my life depended on it. I was slightly weak but didn’t wish to let go. She was my everything, and seeing her cry so hard scared me shitless. I had no idea when everything shifted and she became my centre, but I never wanted it to change even for a minute.
"Let him go," Father’s voice rang out.
"Stay away from us," Caleb snapped as he moved closer to where we were lying on the dirt.
I wanted to say so many things but I was too weak, and it was hard to keep tabs on the words that were coming out of their lips. So, I didn’t even try. I allowed the softness of Ember’s hands to lure me away from the world.
But, just when my eyes started to close, I was pulled up and dropped into a comfy stretcher. I l
