As the blade sank into Kaida's stomach, her face froze in a terrifying expression of shock and pain that yanked the heart right out of Brady's chest. But when his uncle withdrew the dagger, the oxygen punched from Brady's lungs with such force, he couldn't so much as cry out. A crimson ribbon flung through the air and splattered onto the grass.

And Brady's whole world, his existence, shattered into a thousand fragmented pieces.

"Nooooo!" He frantically crawled over to ...