Page 122 of Tangled Hearts

“I don’t like this standing around,” Soren said, bouncing on his feet, studying me.

His concern was written on his face.

“I’m fine,” I reassured him. “I feel good.”

His green eyes looked at Max.

“I’m ok too,” Max said. “We can worry about us later, but I really think we need to take care of Laima now.”

“We are very unprepared,” Ryder said, looking around. “If we start something, it's because we will be confident we can complete the task.”

“This might be the only?—”

“And this might be the time she kills us all, chains Oria to a wall and uses her until she runs her into the ground,” Ryder interrupted Max. “I won’t lose her again.”

No one said anything. I looked at my bond mates, each of us tormented by the last few days.

“We need to try, if not we will constantly be looking over our shoulders,” I said, breaking the silence.

“Gray, no,” Soren said immediately. “We can’t risk it.”

“When will we get another chance?” I pushed. “Look, we could get caught now or at any moment. It would be a missed opportunity.”

“No, we get her, and we leave,” Ryder snapped. “She might be safe with the Fae.”

“That’s if he’s telling the truth. I think we should really think about it,” Max argued. “She will always be hiding. Do we want that for her?”

Soren stared at Max, and I knew we had him.

“Ryder,” Soren said, looking over at him.

“Soren, no,” Ryder said, looking panicked. “I won’t survive.”

“We have to try, and if for whatever reason it’s not looking successful, we leave right away,” I said, feeling hopeful.

He clenched his jaw. “Fine-”

“Here’s her bag,” Taylin growled, pushing it to Max. “Now, let's go so we can get her out of here.”

Static filled the air, the hairs on the back of my neck stood up when Ryder growled.

I turned around to see a knife flying in the air as I stepped aside. Soren picked it out of the air, throwing it back at a man.

“What the fuck?” Taylin snarled. “Didn’t she tell you to?—”

“Give her to us and you will be spared,” the guy in front yelled. “We just want the girl and we will leave.”

Taylin laughed.

“You think you can one up, Laima?”

“Tell us where she is!”

An enormous wolf broke through a window, landing on one of them and all hell broke loose.

Magic was hurtled across the tight space bouncing off an invisible barrier.

“Go,” Taylin said, looking at us. “I’ll hold them off and hurry before she finds out they’ve turned on her.”

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