Chapter 108
Thomas dodged Gabriel's attack. His vision bounced every which way, too fast for me to see even if I wanted to.
My limbs trembling, I shouldered my bow and replaced my arrow in my quiver. Then with my eyes squeezed shut, I rushed toward Archer with my hands out.
"You ruined me, you bastard!" Gabriel shouted. His fury ricocheted between the walls of the tiny cabin and shrank it even smaller.
Over Thomas's vicious growls, steel whistled through the air much too close to my head. Gabriel's ax.
I ducked and froze. Every single movement or pause felt like the final assault on my life was just a second away. Raw panic burned down my throat and evaporated my voice to barely a whisper.
"Archer. Archer, please." My fingers met flesh, so cold to the touch.
"Why won't you fucking die?" Gabriel screamed.