Page 283 of Blood and Ruin: The Complete Series

“That was close. I couldn’t see you. I thought…” He swallows hard.

“I’m okay. Better than okay,” I tell him, feeling stronger than I ever have.

Luka pulls back, not believing me. He checks me over for any injuries. Once he’s satisfied, he looks around us.

“We need to look for the others.”

With that thought, my mind lights up again, sensing each of their warm energies as they get closer. “They’re already on their way here. Jax is closer. He’s hurt but is healing.”

Luka frowns, opening his mouth to speak when Jax limps up behind us.

“Brother.” Luka meets him halfway, helping him over.

“Why is it taking so long to heal?” Luka asks, inspecting his leg. I glance down at it, cringing at the large chunk missing, revealing the bone as it heals.

Jax shrugs. “I guess it takes longer when a chunk is ripped out.”

Luka cringes at his reply, watching it as it slowly heals.

Jax moves over to me, a soft smile on his face. “You just saved us all.”

I shake my head, but he stops me, taking hold of my chin. His eyes search mine, the soft look not leaving his eyes. “You had me worried for a minute. I couldn’t find you.” He shakes his head, chuckling. “And then you stand up and fucking unleash hell on them.” He leans forward, resting his head against mine. “That’s my girl.”

I give him a smile before looking down at his leg. It still hasn’t fully healed yet. A pulse flickers in my mind the more I stare at it.

Jax notices, pulling back. “It’s fine, baby. It’ll heal soon. It doesn’t even hurt.”

I roll my eyes at the idiot. Of course, it hurts. A chunk of his leg is missing. But the pulse grows, and with it, the overwhelming need to touch it.

Stepping forward, I place my hand on his leg and go with my instincts to pour some of the energy into it.

Jax sucks in a sharp breath, and we both watch as his leg heals, the injury disappearing within seconds.

Once it’s fully healed, I pull back my powers, feeling a slight shift of energy over my body.

“Show off,” Jax says but gives me a look, telling me he’s grateful and proud.

Kai, Rion, and Axel find us then, moving effortlessly through the rubble and debris. Kai rushes straight for me and pulls me into him, breathing in deeply. I grab onto him, looking over his shoulder at Rion and Axel.

Even though I knew they were safe, having them here beside me makes me feel more relieved.

“I saw what you did,” he tells me, pulling back to look at me.

I tense up, but he shakes his head. “You’re amazing.”

“Don’t let her head get any bigger than it already is.” Axel smirks at me.

I narrow my eyes on him. “Dick.”

His smirk grows. “Don’t worry, Princess, you’ll still get that later.”

Before I get that chance to reply to the smart ass, Kai moves and Rion takes his place, pulling me tight against him.

“Siren,” he breathes.

He holds me a moment, neither of us saying a word, just holding on to one another like we’re each a lifeline for the other.

Pulling back, Rion kisses my forehead, looking down at me. Swallowing hard, he takes a step back and walks around, looking at the wreckage.

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