Chapter 55 Shadows And Secrets

• Ava’s POV
• Eli and I staggered along the black lane, our breaths raspy and mixing with the coolness of the night as the wind swept over her hair. Every stride seemed like a curse as much as a success. Marconi was gone, but so was any sort of protection we might have grabbed. My ideas flew, every one darker than the next. I looked at Eli; his face was pallid and his gait was heavy.
• "You have to relax," I advised, sounding worried. Blood flowed across the improvised bandage around his side. You are bleeding way too much.