Shattered Mate

KASTOR POV

I stood paralyzed in the doorway. The brutal reality of the blood-soaked devastation tore the breath from my lungs, anchoring my bare feet to the hardwood floor. Briggs kneeled in the center of the carnage, gently cradling Kaelia’s battered, unconscious body against his chest. Pristine white bedsheets hung off the mattress, ruined by deep crimson stains. The thick, metallic stench of f