None of the men dared to take a step forward and they turned around at once. A sudden gush of wind passed by them unsurprisingly and they heard a loud cry of anguish which broke them apart.
Joshua had tears in his eyes as he saw the state Ivy was in. The pool of blood around her was a ghastly sight and he felt his entire world crumbling down. A pain so terrible that it suffocated him spread through his heart and he knelt beside her. Extending his trembling hands, he tried to hold the girl who had planned a surprise for him the morning but now lay before him in a pool of her blood. He had no idea if she was even dead or alive and the thought of losing her tore his heart.
With quivering hands, he turned her around, ignoring the blood that coated his arms. It was one thing to see her this way while she had her face down. But it was another matter altogether to look at her face that was covered in blood.
