Alexander the Fallen [Book 1] ✔

Chapter 20-It

Word Count: 1868

Dawn Turner

"You fucking monster. What did you do to him?" I yelled at Alexander as I pushed him away from Zach's unconscious body.

A wave of fury crashed through me when I saw Zach in that condition and I instantly forgot all about being so close to dying just a few seconds ago.

Zach was lying on the floor, slightly grimacing in pain. He seemed to be struggling for air as his eyes were tightly shut and his breathing was heavy. It was very cold in the tunnel but his skin looked like it was burning and I could feel the heat leaving his body.

I've never been stabbed before so I can't tell exactly how painful it is but after seeing the way Zach was struggling, I don't think I ever want to know.

His face was drenched in sweat, going all the way down to his neck. He opened his eyes slowly and tried to get up but I quickly pushed him against me instead. "Don't move, it'll hurt more." I tried comforting him.

"There's something on the knife. I have to-"

"Just rest, I'll take care of it." I assured him.

"No, Dawn. You don't get it-" He tried to speak again but was cut off by Alexander pushing me away, causing me to fall to the ground.

I stood up, shaking with rage.

How does he even still have the nerve to be standing here when he just stabbed his own brother? I get him wanting me dead and I get him fighting Zach to be able to get to me but stabbing him is too far. Even for him.

He completely ignored me standing there glaring at him and kneeled down beside Zach. I tried to walk towards Zach again but Alexander held me back with one hand. He grabbed the knife that was buried in Zach's shoulder and pulled it out swiftly.

My eyes widened when Zach started shaking painfully on the ground and screaming out in agony. He screamed so much that his voice began to quiver and fade away. I could see the tears falling down from his now closed eyes as he gripped Alexander's hand tightly.

It was so painful to watch.

"I told you to stay away! What the hell did you do to him?" I tried to slap Alexander but he grabbed my hand before I could. He then placed the knife that he took out of Zach's shoulder in front of my face. "Oh so you're going to stab me now?" I asked him in disbelief.

Zach was still shaking in pain in the background.

Alexander returned my glare and was hesitant to say anything. I raised my brows at him so he dropped his gaze back to Zach and scoffed. "There's poison on the knife. That's what he was trying to tell you."

Oh.

My bad.

I quickly shook my head before I could start feeling guilty for yelling at him. He's still the one that stabbed him. Why is he acting like he cares about him now?

I stood up straight and raised my head to make direct eye contact with Alexander. "Heal him, it's the least you can do." We were both very stubborn so I can tell it annoyed him every time I ordered him around.

Zach let out another painful scream which made us both divert our attention back to him.

Alexander went back to holding Zach. He pressed hard on his wound, causing him to squirm in pain. I watched as he closed his eyes and started muttering words in a language I could not understand.

Latin, if I had to guess.

The more words he whispered, the darker the tunnel got. It felt like the light coming from the exit was slowly fading away.