Enlightening Bloom(44)
He tries to circle me, looking for an opening, but I refuse to give him my back. I snap my teeth at him and he answers with a growl. He lunges for my throat but misses. I make a move for his throat but he moves, just in time. We go at each other in a fury. It’s all teeth and claws, going for blood. He gets a chunk of my shoulder, and I get a chunk of his hind leg. We’re tearing each other apart piece by piece, each hoping to be the one to take the final bite.
A loud bang behind us shatters my focus, giving him the in he needs. His teeth latch onto my throat, and I know I’m done. He tightens his grip on my neck, and I’m waiting for the final blow that ends me forever. But it doesn’t come. He’s injuring me, I’m losing large amounts of blood, but he’s not finishing me. Just as I’m on the verge of blacking out from the blood loss he releases me, and shifts. Leaning over me, our faces almost touching, he whispers. “Don’t move.”
My mouth forms the word “Why”, but no sound comes out. He sees it and answers my unspoken question. “I can’t kill my twin. Now play dead. They’re coming back.” I close my eyes and hold my breath, willing every inch of myself not to move. I don’t have to try very hard because within seconds the darkness takes me under as I pass out.
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Bonnie
Seeing Kyran standing over the motionless form of his twin has me squirming in my capture’s arms as I scream. “You fucking killed your own brother. Your twin! I swear if it’s the last thing I ever do, I WILL KILL YOU.”
He stands, not even caring that he’s naked as a jay bird and rumbles. “Why are you bringing the human?”
The man carrying me chuckles. “She’s feisty. I’m going to make her mine.”
“Daryl, she shot and killed Stan.” The guy carrying Bloom says, shaking his head.
“Like I said she’s feisty. She’ll make a hell of a mate.”
Squirming in Daryl’s arms I scream. “I’m going to kill you, too, and dance on your lifeless body.”
He smacks my ass, causing me to see red. “You’re a vicious little human.”
I kick harder, using my bound hands to pound on his back. He drops me on my ass, and the man who is obviously in charge crouches in front of me. He takes hold of my chin and warns. “You have two choices. One, you shut the fuck up and we take you with us. Or two, we kill you now and leave you here. Choose now.”
I swallow hard around the lump in my throat and respond immediately. “I’ll go with choice one.”
He releases my chin and pats the top of my head. “Good choice.” He stands and directs the guy who dropped me to pick me back up. Daryl does as directed and we exit the suite. I manage to keep my mouth shut while they rush us down a back stairwell that leads to a delivery entrance where a van is waiting. Daryl climbs into the back, still holding me and takes a seat with me in his lap. I manage to keep my lips pressed shut when I really want to verbally rip him a new one. I settle for shooting invisible daggers at him with my eyes. He takes in the death glare I’m shooting his way and laughs. He fucking laughs!
“Don’t worry. I’ll rip out his throat and he’ll never laugh again.” Tucker rumbles through our bond.
“You need to hurry up they have us in a van…” I’m cut off when I feel a pinch in my neck and everything instantly goes black.
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Tucker
“Bonnie!” I shout through our bond. When no response comes I pick up the object closest to me and throw it. I watch the lamp shatter against the wall, but it does nothing to soothe me.
“What did you get?” Pike asks.
“They’re in a van. I lost Bonnie before I could find out anything else.”
“Can you still feel the bond?”
“Yes, they must not realize she’s mated.”
He pats me on the back. “Then we can track them.”
“I’m coming with you.” My eyes land on my mother. She’s sitting on the floor where we found Killian. He was just wheeled out of the room to be taken down to the make shift infirmary, but she’s still on her knees by the puddle of his blood.
“Mom.”
“Rose.” Pike and I both start, but she stops us by raising her bloody hand. “Don’t try and stop me. This is happening because of me and I’m going to make sure it ends.”
“Kyran will be there. Can you handle…” Pike begins.
“He attacked his brother, and conspired to have his sister kidnapped, again. I’ll do what has to be done.”
“Then you can come, but don’t make me regret it.” Pike warns and then turns to me. “Lead the way. Our women are waiting on us.”