Chapter 21 The first almost 1

~MARA POV~

I didn't sleep.

Every time I closed my eyes, I heard his heartbeat.

Thump.

Lord Alaric's face, drained of color.

Thump.

The thick, hot blood crawling beneath his skin like something alive.

Thump.

His body dropping heavily to the white stone floor.

By first light, I had given ...

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