[Music recommendation: Elijah Siegler - All the places I will never go]
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Eve's chest tightened, and her throat constricted at the sight of him. Her ever eccentric and strong brother lay in such a state.
Guilt, grief, and pain were the three emotions that dominated her insides as she stared at Damien.
Guilt was the strongest because Eve blamed herself for Damien being in such a position in the first place.
Had she been more careful when she was fighting those Nocthrax, Damien would never have been infected or ended up this way.
It had become painfully clear to her that the attack on the academy happened because she was there. They had come for her. They had planned all of this just to get to her, and she would never forgive herself if her dear brother died because of her.
