(Hazel)

Long after he was gone, the heavy downpour hadn't ceased. Piper showed up behind. He rounded my shoulders and pressed my back against his chest.

" I lost him. I've lost him completely."

I turned, stammering as the sobs broke in. " I had to tell him. I couldn't do it without telling him." I blubbered.

" I know. You did what you should do. Now, you have to take your mind of it." He embraced me, hands wrapped protectively around me. 

By sundown, Christian hadn't shown signs of ...