C52 It was him

CALLIE

I wanted to run to him, to reach Ethan before it was too late, but my legs betrayed me. They buckled, and I collapsed to the floor. The sound of my knees hitting the wooden planks echoed in the room, but I barely registered the pain.

Ethan lay motionless, his shirt soaked in blood, the dark stain spreading rapidly beneath him.

"No," I whispered, my voice cracking. "No, no, no..