ISABEL
I could barely manage to scream before everything happened in a flash.
The glinting blade was plunging straight toward me. Oh god, will this nightmare ever end? My heart was hammering so wildly against my ribs that I couldn't move an inch.
The surrounding guards were already racing toward Richard to stop him, but the man had completely unleashed the beast inside. He was moving too fast. By the time Harry noticed the incoming danger, it was already too late for him to retrieve his dropped sword.
So, as the lethal blade rushed toward my chest, my husband did the unthinkable.
Just like Tyra had done for me moments before, Harry threw his entire body between us, shielding me completely. He took the blade meant for me.
"No!" I shrieked, a horrified gasp tearing from my throat. I stared up into his eyes as he stood frozen directly in front of me. "What did you do? Why did you do that?"
