#Chapter 15: Marked

Darren & Aria Darren When I burst out of the hospital and saw Liam advancing on Aria like that, I thought it was too late. She was done for; he had his mind set on ‘dealing with her’, especially now that she had tried to make a run for it, and I hadn’t moved fast enough. Time seemed to move in slow motion as I ran to her in the parking lot. In those moments, only one thing was on my mind: saving her. I didn’t know how or why, but she was special to me. I couldn’t bear to see harm come to anyone, but especially not her. But then came the blinding light. It emanated outwards from her chest, like a hundred bolts of lightning all at once. It lit up the sky like it was on fire. What happened during that flash was a blur. All I knew was that a moment later, I had her in my arms. And she was… Unharmed. She should have been dead. Liam could have snuffed out her life in a matter of milliseconds with one snap of his jaws; it would have been quick, pain