#Chapter 242: Pointless

Lyra POV

I watched Kaelen hit the ground, and a shocked cry escaped me before I could bring my hands to my mouth to stifle it. My heart pounded so violently I could barely think, my entire body frozen with terror.

Something hit my shoe. I looked down. A blade, stained with blood, lay at my feet. My mind spun, trying to process everything, trying to make sense of what had just happened.

Kaelen’s ey