Bre shook her head and nodded, reaching out to touch the membrane of his wings. She ran her fingers over the leathery material and felt the blood flowing through them. "I normally protect myself, but that's why I'm physically and mentally exhausted." She felt the warmth from his wings around her and himself, holding their body heat in. Her eyes slowly closed and she gave in, knowing that Helkior wouldn't let anything happen to her.<br/><br/>She sleep without dreams, a faint smile on one corner of her mouth. She was safe and warm. She didn't wake up when Helkior yelled, just shifted, made a soft sleeping noise and reached across the empty space next to her.<br/>Her eyes snapped open and she gasped. Her body jack knifed her into a sitting position. She touched her chest, hand tightening on the fabric of her shirt.<br/>Wailing about Josh and Marye, she lost her mind. Tears coursed down her cheeks, she tasted them but it didn't mean anything. She had lost her heart. She had lost those who held her heart safe.<br/>A shadow crossed the room and she suddenly relaxed. "Why didn't you kill me?" She demanded in a broken voice. The winged creature she could only assume was Death hovered over her. "Why did you have to take him? He was just a kid!" She screamed wanting to move but finding her muscles frozen. "Why take her? She was the best person ever. She knew me and understood more then anyone else ever did." She felt a question burning in her throat. "Why. Didn't. You. Kill. Me!" She demanded once more before falling silent. Choking on tears and unspoken words.<br/>The memory of that night played through her head. She cried and curled into a ball on the bed, trying to force the thoughts out of her mind. Her mind reached for something to grab hold of and Helkior's face popped into her head.<br/>"Helkior? Are you still there?" She asked though her voice broke. She waited for a reply, holding onto the threads of her mind as she waited. "I'm sorry you saw that. I don't mean for it to happen. I reached over and you were gone." She tried to explain.