Enter the Storm

Corbin’s POV

I coughed hard and tasted blood in my mouth. My hands shook as I held Valerie tighter. She didn’t move. Her skin was ice, and her breathing was weaker than before. My arms were locking up from holding her, my side was burning worse now, but I didn’t loosen my grip. My knees were half-sunk in dust and blood, the ground beneath me soaked with everything that had died here. I raised my h