246 Stay with Me – Part 1

~ TARKYN ~

"Harth… Harth… please, baby… please."

He'd rushed to her side, tearing at the bonds that tied her arms behind her lower back, and her stomach to the tree. But when he removed them, she only rolled forward, face-planting in the dirt.

"Harth!"

Blood seeped in a huge patch down her back and side, making her linen shirt stick to her skin in horrific, almost black ripples, while her face was so pale. A quick check confirmed she was still breathing, but her heartbeat was light and too fast. Shit.

No.

NO.

"Harth!" He was frantic, but didn't allow himself to think, only react.