Page 31 of Tangled Fates

I dug my nails in him, kicking my legs until I made contact with the sofa, using it as leverage to push off as hard as I could. He wasn’t ready for our combined weight to throw him off kilter and we fell onto the floor.

What I wasn’t counting on was hitting my temple on one of the barstools. My vision blurred as I tried to move away, but he didn’t let me go far.

“Dammit,” he snarled.

“Get uff mee,” I slurred, pushing him away as my world was spinning.

“Shit,” he said, before we went tumbling down again. “For god's sake, would you stop?”

“Soren! Don’t be rough with her,” Gray yelled, my eyes getting heavy with exhaustion and from the pounding that started in my head.

“Gods blessed.” I heard him say before he threw me over his shoulder, and all I got was a view of his ass.

Loki’s loud growl along with a hiss echoed in the room. My last thought was, I hope he’s a menace to them before I passed out.

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GRAY

The last thing I expected was to see Soren jumping through the window and almost tackling Sunshine to the floor. She threw her head back hitting Soren square in the face before she took off running. He glanced back to look at me to make sure I was ok, but then he was after the girl.

Relief coursed through me as I waited for Ryder to show up, but it seemed Soren was the only one who came for me. What the hell did they have to do to get through that barrier?

“Soren!” I yelled, hoping he would take it easy on her.

I attempted to try and get out of the chair, but whatever magic she put on this rope wasn’t budging at all. My lack of strength didn’t help and as I heard more commotion, it made me worry.

“God blessed,” Soren cursed, before a loud growl and a hiss came from that devil cat. “What the fuck?”

A screeching sound and my brother's curses came from outside the door. He walked in with the women over his shoulder, passed out. The devil cat followed him, batting at his legs.

“What the fuck, dude!”

Soren tried kicking the cat away, but the little shit was persistent. I couldn’t help but laugh as the cat gave him a hard time. He lowered the girl onto the bed before he pushed the cat out of the room, closing the door before he came back in.

“That fucker was determined,” he growled, coming up to me. “Are you ok? Do we need to worry about anyone else?

“No, we don’t but what did you do to her?” I said, trying not to sound upset about it.

“She threw me off kilter making us fall,” he said, like it was no big deal. “She hit her head on the stools out there.”

I pursed my lips as Soren came into view.

“Are you ok?”

“I’m fine, but how the hell did you manage to get in?” I asked, as he studied me, like he wouldn’t just take my word. “I am hungry though.”

Soren had been the older twin and since we were young, he always treated me like I was his baby brother. I knew if I didn’t give him something he would continue to stare at me.

“I have food for you,” he said, reaching for his knife. “Ryder and I left to get another necklace made. While we waited, I stocked up on supplies.”

Soren did look a lot cleaner than when I had left him, he also looked to be well fed, but he was moving slowly and I knew it was because of Sunshine. I couldn’t help the smile that surfaced, knowing Soren would wonder why I was so happy. He cut the rope off of me as I glanced back at Sunshine.

She laid on the bed, looking at peace, instead of having the anxiety that had been on her face since she captured me. Something was off about her, making me question what else we would find here and why she would be so worried. I knew Oria was here, but that didn’t seem enough to be scared.

Once I was free, I stood up too quickly, losing my balance from my lack of movement these past days.

“Whoa,” Soren caught me. “You ok?”

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