Page 331 of Psycho Devils: Aran's Story 2

Orion held me by my arms and shouted down at me.

Malum and Scorpius hovered beside him but they didn’t look fully conscious. There was a glassy sheen to their expressions like they were still out of it.

Orion shouted something at me, but I didn’t understand.

My ears rang.

I blinked, and Orion was gone. A crowd stood around me.

Beside me Jax cradled Jinx as he screamed at someone.

Cobra ripped off his pants and wrapped them around the stump where Jinx’s leg had used to be. Jinx’s body arched as she flung her head back. Her face twisted with pain.

I blinked with relief.

She was conscious. She’d be okay.

Sharp feedback stung my ears like someone had spoken with enchantment, but I couldn’t make out any individual words.

Everything was garbled.

Jax gathered Jinx into his arms and sprinted toward the academy, and the rest of his legion followed. Sadie looked back over her shoulder at me with a tortured expression, but then she disappeared from view.

I blinked.

The angel with the mismatched eyes was saying something to the kings. The rest of the angels were staring down at me with wide eyes.

Malum shoved at the angel’s chest, but no flames leaped off his skin.

The angel said something, and Orion threw a fist at his head. An angel shoved him backward, and all hell broke loose. Scorpius and Malum threw themselves at the angels, and they clashed in a spray of fists.

Was I hallucinating?

I opened my mouth to ask, but no words came out.

My lungs burned like I’d smoked a thousand enchanted pipes at once.

Luka wrapped his arms around my chest. The world spun as he lifted me off the ground, and I put my arms around his neck.

John grabbed my legs and positioned them around Luka’s waist.

I tipped backward from the weight on my spine. John lunged forward and caught me. His fingers pressed against the overly sensitive skin, and I shivered.

Vegar and Zenith pulled the kings away from the angels and dragged them over to us. The twins carried me toward the academy with our teammates close behind.

When we passed the student section, I was glad my ears were ringing.

Students shouted things in my direction. Some pointed. Others made rude gestures. The rest gaped at me in shock.

Lothaire stood to the side with his mouth gaping.

He looked like he’d seen a ghost.

I buried my face in Luka’s neck and breathed in his spicy scent. He smelled like warm male and safety.

When we entered the academy, I began to shake.

An ache throbbed through my muscles, and the burning sensation in my lungs was worse across my chest.

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