Allison's POV

My knees ached. They felt like they’d been slammed against a rock. The stone on the driveway burned hot against my legs, the heat seeping through my jeans.

Though my legs were alive with pain, my neck was sore from Henry’s arm pressing on my neck earlier while he suffocated me. My throat burned as I scraped for air. All of that paled to the pain ripping my heart as I raised my head slowly to him.

He was still upright, but only barely. His back was pressed to the wall on the ...