Chapter 67

Suddenly I hear a soft moan, I almost fall down as I spin in the direction of the noise. Slumping over, I brace myself on a tree, the world spinning too fast for me to see clearly. Groaning, I force myself to continue on, my glossy eyes moving slowly over the frozen landscape. And then I see him. Running over to Roman's fallen body, I gasp when I see the blood sticking to his hair. An angry bite mark swells on his bruised neck, blood streaming from the wound and panting the ground red. I cradle his head in my lap, gently shake his body. "Roman, please wake up." I almost cry in relief when he moans again, his eyes pinching together in pain. "Oh, thank the Goddess!" When he opens his blue eyes, they look around wide and scared before falling on me, quickly turning pitch black. His body goes stiff and he weakly pushes my hands away from him, a weak snarl leaving his mouth. "Roman, stop, you're hurt." He pushes me away with m