Aria’s POV

The frantic fall of footsteps around me as everyone ran to me perfectly matched the thudding of my heart.

“Kael.” I was yelling, tapping his face, praying desperately that he would wake, that he would look up at me and talk to me.

But all I got was a cold response. He just lay lifeless in my arms, eyes closed shut, breathing stilled.

“Kael! Wake up. Wake up, Kael.” I kept screaming hysterically, tears blurring my vision and cascading down my cheeks. “Don't die on ...