~ALTHEA
I saw the end.
I told myself that perhaps this time it was truly the end. Caliban squeezed my neck even harder and the words coming out of his mouth sounded muffled. I heard Tristan's voice echoing in the space as he tried to convince his brother to stop.
My struggles weakened and I was already falling into the deepest void when Kael's voice reached my ears like chilled water in a sunny desert.
"Althea. . ." He whispered.
At first, Caliban did not pay attention. He continued questioning me. At one point, I asked myself if he could not see that I was dying.
"Let her go. . ." Kael tried again. "She's in— innocent. . .it's not her fault. . ." He whispered and suddenly groaned again as if his pain had shot up again.
Caliban immediately released me and went to Kael's side. I
