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S hit. How had he captured her? How did he know she was the witch who’d done the spell?
Orion ripped off her gag and shoved her to the ground.
“Break the spell,” he commanded.
“Don’t do it, Rhiannon,” Braden said. “You know you don’t want to.”
Tears streamed down her face.
“She wants to live,” Orion said. “So she doesn’t have a choice. Now DO IT!”
The guards behind Orion stood in warrior pose, ready to attack.
Xander and Braden flexed their fists and did the same. Zane moved in front of me, his arms outstretched.
“I’m sorry,” Rhiannon whispered, before closing her eyes and speaking an incantation in a rough, cracked voice.
Suddenly, there was a burst of light, and then silence.
And then all hell broke loose.
Zane–
The High Guards rushed straight at us, and my heart leaped into my throat.
I spun around to look at Lanie and took her by the shoulders. “Go inside NOW. All the way into the bedroom. Lock every door, Protect Stella.”
Her eyes were wide and afraid, but she nodded. And then I leaned down and kissed her. Fast, but hard.
“We love you, Lanie,” I said as I pulled away. “We’re going to get you out of this.”
She turned and dashed inside, slamming the door behind her.
“We have to keep the guards from getting inside,” I shouted to Xander through our mind link, praying to the go ds that he could hear me through the chaos.
I ran down toward the fallen border. The Guards were steps away from crossing over now “You and Braden take the guards,” he said as he shoved one aside. “I’ll take my father.”
S$ hit. This was going to get very ugly I glanced at Braden, who was moving lightning-fast, running from guard to guard, delivering blows before they could blink.
Suddenly, two guards were rushing at me, trying to weave past and into the cabin.
“Hell no you don’t,” I said, ducking to avoid the attack, then rounding on them and swiping my claws across their torsos. They stumbled backward, clutching their sides.
“Zane, look out,” I heard Mason croak from the ground, just before a guard in wolf form jumped me. I rolled out of the way, shifting as I tumbled through the dirt, and landed on all fours.
I growled, and without thinking too hard, I blindly attacked, biting and tearing at the guard’s flesh, only stopping when his body slumped onto the ground.
Could we actually get out of this? Would we have to kill them all?
Xander–
“Get out of my f ucking way,” my father growled.
I stood between him and the cabin.
All around us, guards were flying, Braden and Zane taking them out as quickly as they could.
Zane and Braden were outnumbered, but they were winning. Could they keep it up?
“No,” I said simply, flashing my claws and my canines. It wasn’t an empty threat. I’d used my power But my father was fast, he knew me too well. Without even putting his hands on me, he was dancing around me, just out of reach of my claws, and before I knew it, he was on the porch throwing open the door.
I launched myself in after him, slamming the door behind me and jumping him from behind. He threw me off, his face red and wild with fury. I landed with a floor-shaking crash, and he stood over me, vibrating with anger.
F uck, I needed backup. Why did I think I could do this alone?
I kicked at my father, and he snarled as I tried to roll over and push myself up, but he was faster. I’d underestimated him and how much power he still had.
He was kneeling, and his hands were at my throat before I could stand up again, “Don’t make me do this,” my father growled. “I’m not here to hurt you.”
“You’re here to steal my mate and my daughter,” I spat. “Obviously, you are trying to hurt me.”
He shook me, his hands tightening around my neck. My vision was starting to blur.
“You don’t understand,” he cried manically. “I’m in too deep. I’ve done too many things, made too many. mistakes. I can’t go back now.”
For a split second, a wave of sadness overtook me. This was my father, the man who was supposed to protect me. And in his own way, he probably thought he was. But in the end, all he ever did was hurt me.
me?
His grip tightened again, and I felt myself drifting. Was this the end? Was my father really going to kill But then distantly, I heard a voice. My favorite voice in the world.
“STOP, you’re killing him,” Lanie cried. “I’ll go with you. I’ll do anything.”
Lanie–
I could tell Xander was slipping away..
First, Orion had almost killed Mason, and now he was about to kill Xander. My mate. The father of my child. His only son.
G ods, the pain was too much. At this point, I couldn’t cry any more tears. I couldn’t think too hard. I was numb, and I just needed to save him.
“Is that so?” Orion asked in a wicked voice. I hated him with everything in me. I didn’t want to go anywhere near that slimy mo therf ucker. He’d threatened me, my sister, my friends, my mates… If I went with him, it would finally end.
“But then he’ll have his army,” Lily growled from within me. I couldn’t think about that. Not when Xander wasn’t breathing any longer.
“Yes,” I said. “Let Xander go.”
Orion loosened his grip, and Xander gasped, his face a dangerous purple-red.
“Lanie, no.” he barely gasped out.
I shook my head and took a step toward Orion. Stella’s lip trembled, and I could tell she was about to cry. She could sense my fear. My heart broke into a million pieces for her. All I could do was hope that wherever Orion was taking us, we’d at least get to stay together “It’s okay, Xander,” I said in a shaky voice. “We’ll be okay.”
Orion dropped Xander onto the ground with a sickening thud. I thought he would leave him there, gasping and panting, but he raised his fist high and brought it down hard in the middle of Xander’s face.
I gasped, horrified.
“Just a little insurance,” Orion said, before standing up and holding out his hand to me.
I reached out slowly, our fingers inches away. But before he could sna tch them, the front door burst open and Gabriela flew in, trailed by Malachi.
She didn’t waste one second. Her claws were already out, her canines shining in the fading daylight. She dove straight at Orion, knocking him to the ground.
Dam n, she was such a ba da ss.
“You don’t touch her!” she screamed.
Orion roared and threw Gabriela off of him. “You two-timing bi tch!”
He threw his head back, shifting before my eyes. Gabriela followed suit. I backed away until I was up anainst the wall Armes the room Malachi was watching intently Why the f uck wasn’t he moving?
Can a Both shifted and were diving and nipping at Orion, who was thrashing around like a f ucking maniac.
“Do something!” I screamed at Malachi as my canines and claws dropped.
Malachi crossed the room to me, carefully sidestepping the fray. “One bite from him and I’m dead,” Malachi snapped in my ear.
“In order to kill him, it needs to be a clean bite straight to the neck. I can’t do that if he’s writhing around. I need your help.”
“What am I supposed to do?” I asked him in a desperate whisper.
I felt a twinge of annoyance at his selfishness. I knew Malachi didn’t feel any particular loyalties to Xander and Zane, but I was his f ucking granddaughter. He really couldn’t get in there and fight for me?
“You’re a hybrid,” he said, fixing me with a gaze so intense I thought my eyes might burn. “You have more power than you think.
Call on it, and you’ll know what to do.”
Iran into the bedroom and set Stella on the bed, leaning down to kiss and stroke her forehead. I hated leaving her alone, but I had to do something.
“I’m going to get us out of this,” I whispered thickly.
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