Page 123 of Blood and Ruin: The Complete Series

“Kiarra?”

I stand up testing out my newly healed body. Feeling a smile spread across my face, I look at Kai.

“I feel good, better than good.”

Jax picks me up, twirling me around.

“Hey, don’t hog her.” Luka pulls me away, holding me tight.

Pulling back, Rion comes up beside us. He tugs me toward him, his eyes never leaving mine.

“I promised you, you’d be ours, didn’t I?”

That smug smile spreads across his face before he swoops in and gives me a searing kiss that takes my breath away.

“I didn’t know kisses were on the table,” Jax says, frowning.

A glint in his eyes turns mischievous. He narrows his gaze on me, taking a step forward.

Luka blocks him, sending me a wink over his shoulder.

“Hey!” I chuckle as Jax’s brows meet his hairline, looking betrayed by his brother.

“Later, Jax.”

“I want a kiss from my mate.” He tries to dodge Luka, but Luka anticipates the move.

“You start that now and we’ll never get out of here.”

“Fine, but she’s mine after this.” He narrows his eyes on Rion.

Rion sends him a smug smirk playing along.

Shaking my head at their antics, I feel a warmth fill up inside me at their playfulness.

I rub my chest feeling five strands woven around mine. “Can you feel it?”

Rion taps his heart. “You’re sitting right here, now and forever.”

He dips his head against mine as his warm, rich musky scent coils around me, sending a serene feeling through me.

“You are all dead! All fucking dead, when he gets his hands on you!”

Morana’s scream echoes over to us, breaking up the happy moment.

Jax’s eyes light up with violence as he rubs his hands together.

“You left one for me.”

“No.” Grabbing his arm, he turns to me with a question in his eyes.

“Do you know her?”

“I thought I did.” I glance over at Morana as she struggles against the binds she’s in, feeling numb.

“If she hurt you—”

“It wasn’t like Kaladar.” I didn’t want to tell him; it was much worse. I knew I’d eventually heal from Kaladar’s beating, but Alana’s betrayal cut me so much deeper. Those wounds still bled openly.

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