Chapter 106

Aria's POV Two healers rushed in, carrying a man. Blood dripped from his arm, soaking his shirt. He was gasping, and struggling to breathe. My stomach clenched. Something was wrong. He looked worse than someone who had just been injured in a fight. His body shook violently, his skin was pale, and sweat poured from his face like someone who had a high fever. Then someone spoke the words that made my heart drop. “Vampire bite.” Everything froze. There was a chilling silence that settled over the room as everyone realized what those two words meant. Felicia pushed through the crowd, with a pale face. “Get him inside, now!” The healers hurried him into one of the rooms, but I couldn’t move as fear gripped me. A vampire bite. Where was Knox? My chest tightened. My mind raced with several horrible scenarios. What if he was out there, fighting, and got bitten too? What if— “No. Stop. He’s fine. He has to be fine.” I muttered to myself. I clenched my hands, trying to focus, but my heart pounde