Page 403 of Blood and Ruin: The Complete Series

Rielle’s eyes soften. “It wasn’t luck. You are alltrulyconnected now. One cannot die without the other. Once one of you is still breathing, the rest will be too.”

Wait… Did she just say what I think she said?

The guys pause, glancing at one another, probably wondering the same thing.

Kai looks to Rielle, voicing our question. “You’re saying that if we get hurt,seriouslyhurt to the point where none of us can heal that once one of us is still alive, the rest will be fine?”

Rielle nods. “Exactly. Your bond is that entwined with one another. Add Erebus’s power and you’re unstoppable.”

The air around us shifts as the realization of what this means for us hits us all.

“It’s about fucking time we get a break.” We glance over at Jax as he nods his head.

“What? It is. If it’s not fucking King or demons, it’s something else. At least I know now that once one of us is breathing, Kiarra will be okay.”

He says it like it’s the only thing that matters to him making my heart fucking melt. The guys smile at him before glancing at me, giving me a look that they too feel the same.

I shake my head at the idiots, but the smile doesn’t leave my face. Not even when Jax narrows his eyes on Rielle. “She’s still not going after King, though. So, figure something else out.”

Luka nods. “Agreed.”

I let them voice their concerns, ultimately knowing that this is the only way. But I also couldn’t just blatantly disregard their feelings either. Especially after what just happened with the core.

The deep-rooted fear of losing someone doesn’t go away because we’re invincible. There’s always that worry that this time it might not work. It’s probably one of the reasons they’re always telling me they don’t care if I can heal just in case something happens that’s out of our control.

Some thingsareout of our control but that doesn’t mean I have to take on everything by myself either.

I learned the hard way that I’m no longer alone. Not with the people I care about around me. Not with them by my side.

But if I want to keep those loved ones safe, I’m going to have to fight to protect them. Hopefully with my men by my side.

“Siren?”

“Mm?” I glance over at Rion.

“You’re very quiet. Would you like to add anything?” Rion smirks as I narrow my eyes on him. He knows damn well I’ve already made up my mind.

I guess I should let the others know, too.

“Ineedto go after King, and end this once and for all. There’s no one else that can take the power from him. You all know it. This won’t end until I do.” I glance over at Jax, he opens his mouth to object, but I cut him off.

“And then we’ll never get to that sunny Island.”

Jax shuts his mouth, smirking. “Fine. We destroy King and then we have our fun.”

Axel cuts him a glare. “It’s not justyourdecision to make.”

Jax shrugs, the smirk not leaving his face as his eyes trail down my body once more. “What Kiarra wants, she gets. Even if I have to fight an army from Hell to do it.”

Kai’s grip tightens on me, his body turning stiff while Luka glances up to Rion, nodding his head before looking back at me with a resigned look on his face.

“Kiarra—” I turn around to Kai. “I’m not doing this alone. We’ll do it together. We’ll watch out for one another.” I glance around at them, showing each of them just how much I mean it.

“I promise.”

Kai's tense body eases as he sighs, looking straight at me. He searches for something in my eyes and after a moment, he nods. “Ifanythinghappens to you, know that I’ll never give up searching. Not this time. I’ll rip apart every inch of the afterlife to find you.”

Jax frowns. “The afterlife?”

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