His body limp. Zhang and Orion stood over him in a protective stance bleeding from their own wounds. Vercin stood staring at them both. Everyone looked like they had been in a train wreck except for Vercin. He stood tall with his shoulders back, smiling. Morrigan and Julie had also separated at the sound of the sirens. The mist was all but gone as Connor rushed to his father’s side. Connor said a silent thank you as Caderyn’s chest moved up and down. Blood ran from his father’s face and his left arm was twisted past its normal range of motion. “Connor, we must go,” Morrigan said, standing beside him. “Zheng, get Rebecca.” The King of The Island nodded and was gone in a second. Orion and Morrigan locked hands and a portal appeared to The Island. Connor still held a firm grip on the doctor. “Going so soon?” Vercin said. “I thought we were just getting started?”
