like they change anything.
they don't.
drop to ground.
claw my own message.
N-O
his eyes widen. something like relief crosses his scarred face. thinks we're communicating now. thinks he's getting through.
stupid fucking alpha.
lunge at him before he can carve more lies.
catch him off guard.
we roll through sand again.
his blood mixing with mine.
staining everything red.
but Cosima's scent. stronger now. pulling harder.
throw him off. start running. feet slipping in loose sand. metal arm sparking. but nothing matters except?—
there.
there she is.
silver hair shining in sun. violet eyes looking at me. standing in the desert like she's been waiting.
"Cosima," I try to say.
only snarl comes out.
she smiles. soft. sad.
and she reaches for me.
run faster. but she's not getting closer. like chasing moonlight across water. always there. never touchable.
Wraith tackles me from behind. we crash into dune. sand explodes around us.
NO.
she's right there.
RIGHT THERE.
throw him off. look back.
she's gone.
no.
not gone.
