Chapter 44 Disparaging Thoughts

• A gasp escapes Elsida’s lips as Anne’s body falls to the floor.” Anne!” she bellows as tears slide down her face.
• Raphael’s face blanches as he takes in the blood pooling around them. In a fleeting second, he’s on his knees. He cradles her limp body in his hands desperately as he starts to sob.
• “You’re not supposed to die, Anne, it was meant to be her,” he murmurs with one hand placed firmly against her skull.