01-15-2025, 09:50 PM
Anna flinched every time the creature hit against her barrier. It was almost as if she could feel the reverberations through the power every time it did. She was aware of the woman coming towards them and falling. She looked down and saw Cade go to her. The creature screamed.
Cade grabbed her and pulled her into a building. Her cage dissipated at the distraction. Anna found herself leaning against the wall, her breathing shallow. Her eyes stared at the wall across from her, her expression hollow. She didn’t hear Cade’s exclamation. She didn’t hear the creature begin to claw at the door behind them. She didn’t hear the approaching sirens of emergency vehicles. She’d didn’t even see the wall in front of her.
She was aware of Cade’s presence, and instinctively a hand reached for him, eventually laying claim to part of his coat. Her fingers closed on it tightly and her hand began to shake. Her other hand opened and closed, causing her nails to scratch the wall behind her.
Her mouth opened and closed, trying to form words, but there was a disconnect between her brain and speech system. Even in her addled state, she understood that Cade would probably misinterpret what she was going through right now. She wanted to tell him. It wasn’t the monster that had scared her the most.
The only thing she saw was the woman’s lifeless body. It had fallen face down, but her head had turned to face Anna, and when had looked down, she saw the blood pooling beneath her. Her power enhanced senses had smelled it too, but the eyes. The eyes haunted her. Because for the first time in her life, she had watched someone die. Anna had seen the moment when the light in her eyes had gone out.
”I watched her die…” Anna voice gasped.
Cade grabbed her and pulled her into a building. Her cage dissipated at the distraction. Anna found herself leaning against the wall, her breathing shallow. Her eyes stared at the wall across from her, her expression hollow. She didn’t hear Cade’s exclamation. She didn’t hear the creature begin to claw at the door behind them. She didn’t hear the approaching sirens of emergency vehicles. She’d didn’t even see the wall in front of her.
She was aware of Cade’s presence, and instinctively a hand reached for him, eventually laying claim to part of his coat. Her fingers closed on it tightly and her hand began to shake. Her other hand opened and closed, causing her nails to scratch the wall behind her.
Her mouth opened and closed, trying to form words, but there was a disconnect between her brain and speech system. Even in her addled state, she understood that Cade would probably misinterpret what she was going through right now. She wanted to tell him. It wasn’t the monster that had scared her the most.
The only thing she saw was the woman’s lifeless body. It had fallen face down, but her head had turned to face Anna, and when had looked down, she saw the blood pooling beneath her. Her power enhanced senses had smelled it too, but the eyes. The eyes haunted her. Because for the first time in her life, she had watched someone die. Anna had seen the moment when the light in her eyes had gone out.
”I watched her die…” Anna voice gasped.