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Cassie’s scream came first.
“NO!” she yelled from behind us. “ZACK! NO!”
He fell to his knees and his hands grabbed the knife jammed into his stomach. The blood was pouring down his body.
Everybody moved at the same time.
Aria tried to rip away from my hold, but I held her back. She was screaming, crying, and thrashing in my hold.
Jake ran toward the man who stabbed Zack and ripped his throat out.
I focused on incapacitating the rest of the men so the guys could take care of them.
A few moments later, Victor’s men were lying down.
Defeated.
Aria broke from my hold and ran toward Zack. Cassie was already next to him, trying to keep him awake.
Annie walked over to Cassie with tears streaming down her cheeks. She took the powder from Cassie and went to finish the job. Mike went with her. We couldn’t let her go alone. Some of them could wake up and try to attack her. Or there could still be one or two men hiding somewhere in the forest.
Victor and Cora were definitely still here somewhere. Hiding. Waiting.
My eyes were scanning the forest for them. I couldn’t let my guard down.
“We have to take him back to the house,” Cassie cried. “He can’t die. I can’t lose him.”
I saw Blake clenching his jaw, but he didn’t say anything. He had tears in his eyes.
“Jack, grab Zack and take him back to the house,” Nick said as he pulled Aria to him, comforting her. “Cassie, go with him. Make sure he is okay. We will deal with the rest.”
Jack nodded and picked Zack up in his arms. Zack grunted and tried to close his eyes.
“NO!” Cassie yelled. “Don’t close your eyes!”
He listened to her and opened his eyes. He smiled, and I could see blood in his mouth. Fuck. This was not good.
“I won’t close my eyes as long as I can look at you, sweetheart,” he mumbled, looking at Cassie with glassy eyes.
“You can look at me, okay, Zack?” she said, grabbing his hand. “Look at me and don’t close your eyes, please.”
Jack and Cassie walked away. Cassie kept talking to Zack, begging him to stay awake.
I looked at Aria, who was shaking in Nick’s arms. He held her tight and kept kissing the top of her head.
“Are you okay, baby?” he asked. “Are you hurt?”
He placed his hands on her shoulders and took a step back, looking up and down her body, searching for injuries.
“I am fine,” she said, her voice trembling.
I walked up to her and pulled her to my chest. “Zack will be fine.”
She sobbed quietly and leaned on me.
“Where the fuck is Victor?” Jake asked, running his hand through his hair. “Did anyone see him?”
“No,” I shook my head.
