~ALTHEA
"Rita!"
My heart sliced into two as I saw his claws come at her. But at the eleventh hour, Kael appeared and caught his hand, stopping him from completing his task.
My breath got caught in my chest as a certain hope filled my heart but I did not want to believe it yet. What if he went ahead with it anyway?
Both men stared each other in the eyes and a secret messaged seemed to get passed between themselves. They remained like that for a few minutes as Kael stiffened his grip on his brother's hand.
I continued to breathe through my mouth as my once shattered heart continued to beat fast. Tears escaped my eyes as I looked from the brothers to Rita who had already given up on life.
After what felt like eternity but was just minutes, Caliban backed away and lifted his hands in the
