AT EXACT SAME MOMENT
MICHAEL'S FIRST PERSON POV:
It happened in a blink. One second, Isabella was grinning, a rare, real smile the third relic piece glinting faintly in her palm like it meant something had gone right. The next? Her eyes widened. Then rolled back. She collapsed.
"Isabella!"I shouted.
I barely managed to catch her before she hit the cold floor. Her body was limp, terrifyingly so, her breathing shallow and erratic. My arms wrapped around her instinctively, but it was like holding smoke, she wasn't there. Not really. Around me, chaos exploded.
"Noa-NOA!" Damien's shout was raw. He was already dropping to his knees, catching his wife before she could crumple entirely.
"Rosalie! Hey, hey, talk to me!" Lucien's voice cracked like he hadn't even realized he could sound that desperate.
"Vanessa?! Vanessa come on, wake up!" Soren's panic was instant, raw.
