Kelly fought to make sense of everything. She wasn't stupid. She knew exactly what had happened.
Bu… but why?
She crawled toward Rowan's body on the ground. His breathing was rough and uneven, his eyes still and almost lifeless.
"Ro-Rowan," she whispered, tugging weakly at his shirt. "Answer me. You have to. Please say something. Don't… don't you dare die!"
"Do you see that, Kelly?" he murmured, his eyes dimming as blood spread beneath him. "It's snowing."
Kelly's eyes widened just as a single tear slid down her cheek. And then he went still, his eyes falling shut.
Kelly stayed frozen, watching as his chest stopped moving. Before she could stop herself, a broken scream tore out of her as lightning cracked across the sky and rain came pouring down.
Rowan was dead.
***
A few moments earlier
From the moment Vanya first laid eyes on Kelly, she knew the girl was nothing but trouble.
