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I remain grounded in place, hearing the others gasp in surprise as it all unfolds before us. It takes an eternity for me to kick into action, remembering that we’re actually here to fucking help her and not just spectate.
“Harmonia!” I yell, my lungs burning as I take off toward her. I don’t look where I’m going, my gaze fixed on her in the sky as I hear the pounding of footsteps behind me.
My heart races in my chest as I watch her wings envelop her, shielding her from everything and anything as her name is hollered from behind me this time.
“What’s happening?” Malik grunts, racing to my side, but I don’t have an answer for him.
“Use your speed, guys,” Rhea pleads, and in the next breath Xander and Khaos take off, their vampire and wolf abilities taking over, but it’s not quick enough. My pace slows as I watch her suddenly plummet before us.
Despite my desperation to get to her, my feet slow, fear trickling up my spine as she hurtles toward the ground. My stomach plunges as she nears the ground, her name brushing against my tongue once more before she makes impact and the earth shakes beneath us.
It’s overwhelming, overpowering, and world-altering.
The power blast from her fall takes me into the air, violently lifting me from the ground, but I somehow manage to land on my feet. I keep my eyes shielded the best I can as dust swarms around us, distorting my view until it slowly starts to settle.
I should look at my brothers, check on Rhea and her men—that’s what Harmonia would want me to do—but instead, my feet carry me toward her. My body moves of its own accord, my heart clenching in my chest with every step I take before dropping helplessly to my knees beside her.
Her soft white feathers frame her from head to toe like a cocoon, her matching hair fanning out beneath her and splattered with dust as it continues to settle around us. What on Earth did she do?
Wetting my dry lips, I inch forward, cupping her cheek as I whisper her name.
One breath, two breaths, three.
Nothing.
“Harmonia,” I croak, my body tensing as I lean closer, sensing the others nearing as I try to search for a pulse. “Harmonia,” I repeat, worry trickling into my tone this time, despite my efforts.
“I’m here, brother,” Talon murmurs as he drops to his knees beside me, his hands glowing a soft orange as he lifts them to her chest.
My brain tells me to lean back, give him some space to work, but my heart keeps me locked in place as Malik sits on the opposite side of our soulmate. I keep my gaze fixed on Harmonia’s face as I feel Talon’s magic swarming around us, but I don’t see the instant awakening I expect.
“What’s going on?” I ask, refusing to look away, but the feel of a soft hand presses to my cheek, pulling my gaze up as I find Harmonia’s mom hovering above me.
Tears stream down her face as she bites back a sob. “I think her magic may have consumed her.”
I startle, rearing my head back as I squint at the woman who has played such an important role in our lives. She would never lie to us, ever, but I refuse to believe the words falling from her lips.
“What do you mean her magic consumed her?” Malik asks, clearly a little more level headed than the rest of us right now.
“I mean, she was trying her best to adapt to her magic instinctually fighting back against what was attacking her, just like yours does,” she states, my jaw clenching with anger and pain all at once. “Noose knocked me out, but I was coming around as she began to rise into the air. The look in her eyes made it clear she wasn’t in control of the situation, it was her powers controlling her.”
My hands clench as my lips purse and I turn away from her pained face as I glance at Talon. If anyone can heal her, it’s him. So why the fuck isn’t it working?
“Let us help, we can—”
“No,” I bite, interrupting Rhea as she crouches down at Harmonia’s feet, worry and fury burning in her eyes as she looks down at her friend.
“We need something more, Alexi. Nothing I’m doing is working.” Talon’s whispered words make my shoulders bunch as I try to block out the truth behind them.
But she’s not gone.
I refuse for her to be gone.
Leaning over her once more, I bring my nose to hers as my eyelashes flutter closed. I inhale her, pleading with every beat of my heart for her to wake.
Nothing happens.
“Alexi…” Harmonia’s mom places her hand on my shoulder in a weak attempt to console me, when I know damn well it should be me consoling her at this moment, but I can’t seem to move.
