Prologue:
"Derek! What are you-"
"Just run, Chloe!" He skidded to a stop and spun around, facing our pursuers head-on.
"No!" I screamed as he leapt at the nearest one. Yet I couldn't force my pounding legs to turn back for him, instinct driving me to self-preservation primarily. I felt like I was going to be sick.
There was a bullet crack, and then another, but Derek's distinctive growl alerted me to the fact he was still alive. Not that that meant much at the moment. "Derek!" I screamed, whipping my head around just in time to see him sinking to his knees, an armed guard behind him.
"Chloe…" his lips formed the word but no sound that I could hear came out. Even from this distance I could see the light leaving his luminescent green eyes. A different Derek stood beside him, forlorn and semi-translucent. I screamed and screamed and just kept running.
Sorry so short…it's just the prologue. The real chapters will be longer- I swear!