Maybe there was some sort of ranking for the worst possible things that could ever enter someone's line of sight.
Somewhere up there would probably be the most horrific crimes imaginable, the sort of things that would have even someone like Kael doing a double take just to make sure he'd actually seen what he thought he did.
But regardless of what else made that list, there could be nothing worse than watching his mate succumb to danger right in front of his eyes while knowing he didn't have enough time to reach him.
Kael couldn't even see anything else.
His entire field of vision seemed to narrow to that extremely small space between Riley and the massive claw descending toward his head, a distance that continued shrinking with every passing moment.
The Dragon Lord's heart, which had momentarily stopped beating in utter dread, suddenly slammed back to life.
