Chapter 290

Wren's POV

My heart clenched so hard it felt like it might tear apart.

"Theron, are you alright? Don't-don't waste your strength on me! I'm nothing but a cripple. I'm not worth this!"

But he didn't answer, or maybe he couldn't. He only held me tighter, his body pressed against mine, shielding me from the crushing storm of stone and mud.

In that suffocating darkness, every breath was ragged, every