/-Zara-/

Maleek caught me before I hit the floor, lowering me gently. "Zara, can you hear me?"

I could hardly open my eyes. My body felt torn apart, then put back together incorrectly. Every muscle ached, every bone seemed bruised.

But I was alive.

And more importantly—

I turned my head slightly to look at Draven, and his chest was rising and falling steadily now. The black veins had completely disappeared. His breathing was normal, peaceful even.

"He's going to be okay?" I ...