Chapter 44 Pressing Matters

LUCIEN A stabbing pain shot up my ribs. I let out a groan, doubling back. My knees hit the stone pavement, and for a moment, the ground tilted and everything blurred around me. "What the fuck?" I managed, clenching my teeth, forcing my eyes to go into focus. I was right outside the warehouse, almost by the car where Diego was waiting, when I suddenly fell down, feeling like someone had gutted me with a knife. I bit my tongue, the blood rushing into my mouth. Somehow, the sudden pain kept me conscious. What was happening? I thought. Then the answer stared back at me. Kara. Something was going on with Kara. I felt it through the mate bond, an intense pain that I could barely breathe through. What the hell has she gotten herself into? I thought. "Lucien! Lucien, what's the matter?" Hurried feet raced towards me and a hand pulled me up to my feet. "I'm fine," I gritted my teeth as Diego wrapped his arm around me, supporting most of my weight. I tried to shake him off, but I was damn too we