"Thank you, Zavian," a tear slid down Neera's eyes. "For those words. You have made me the happiest woman, and I want you to know, I have never stopped loving you, and I never will."
Shadows fell across her face, and blurry faces hovered close above her.
"I love you," Neera breathed out. After that, she didn't breathe in.
….
When elephants ran, they shook the earth. When lions roared, they cast fear into people. When any sort of beast prowls the land, people run.
But when Zavian cried out, the whole world shook, and the sky cracked from the force of his voice, sending rain down, washing the earth of blood, soot, battle, but it couldn't wash away the pain of the bereaved, rupturing the sky to respond back with thunders.
"Where is Anna?" Zavian was feral. "Find her now!"
Azriel put a hand on Zavian's shoulder. "Zavian, she's gone."
The way Zavian bared his teeth at Azriel made the General Commander step back.
