Chapter 117 - Aware of Xavier's plans

Alexander’s POV I gripped Emily's limp body while I extracted my canines from her nape. I swear, I saw a brief flash of light in her dull eyes. Was I successful? Was she getting any better? Is she going to be okay? "Emily," I whispered as I softly stroked the side of her face. "Return to me, please!" A roar sounded behind me, then a loud rumbling noise, and in the blink of an eye, I was launched into the air and separated from Emily. I came down, crashing into a massive tree, and dropped through the branches to the ground. Am I dead? I let out a moan as a sharp twinge of pain shot through my arm. "That confirms it," Ghost yapped angrily. "We are very much alive!" A painful hiss that sounded more like a chuckle crossed my lips as I reached for my arm. "Sh*t!" I muttered, realizing that the bone had snapped in two and had broken through the skin. I will require medical attention—a doctor must realign my arm—before Ghost can heal the bone. I yanked my eyes open, seeing leaves and other de