Page 404 of Blood and Ruin: The Complete Series

“There’s no way Kiarra would end up here. Her soul is too fucking beautiful for anything other than paradise.” Kai smirks as he leans in and places a soft kiss on my lips. It’s enough to make me crave more and he knows it as he pulls back, his smirk growing.

Jax nods. “Makes sense.” He turns to Rielle and Soren. “If I ever end up down here, I’d advise you to send me straight to my mate or the Hell you knew will have been a vacation after I’m finished fucking it up.”

Soren gives him a deadpan look. “Oh, I don’t doubt it. Your presence here alone makes me want to leave.”

Before Jax gets to reply, Kai cuts him off with a look.

“We all agree?” Kai glances around as everyone nods or grunts their agreement before looking at me. “We stick together. No matter what happens.”

I salute him, giving him a cheeky smile. “Yes,Alpha.”

Kai narrows his eyes as they darken while the others chuckle around us. I raise a brow, feeling something hard grow beneath me. “That’s all it takes?”

I shift, and his grip tightens. “When it comes to you, yes,” he grits out as if he’s in physical pain.

He slowly leans forward, his gaze dipping to my lips as I wet them. Before he gets any closer, Rielle clears her throat, reminding me we’re not the only people in the room.

I turn around and wince at the uncomfortable look she gives me. I try to slide off onto another chair, but his grip tightens, not letting me.

He chuckles as I give up and try to give my full attention to Rielle while he rubs small circles on my hip with his thumb.

“Once you’ve taken his power, King needs to be brought back here and absorbed at the core to fully restore the balance. Soren will go with you.” She turns to him. “…and if anything happens to her while she’s with you—”

“You’ll send me to Hell? Oh, wait…” Soren clicks his fingers, giving her a wink.

Jax chuckles. “I knew there was a sense of humor in there somewhere.”

Soren rolls his eyes at him, but I catch the slight tilt to his lips as he leaves the room.

Rielle looks at my men. “May I have a moment with Kiarra?”

The guys hesitate.

“Please.” It’s the soft plea that makes them move. Reluctantly.

Luka, Rion and Axel follow Soren. I get up and watch Kai do the same, adjusting himself while narrowing his eyes at me, shaking his head.

My smirk grows, dropping quickly when the dick releases some alpha power. He leaves the room, chuckling to himself.

Jax narrows his eyes on Rielle before walking over to me. “We’ll be outside.” He leans in, slamming his lips to mine. Before I even get a taste, he pulls back, groaning and leaving me in a daze. He smirks down at me, taking a step back and making a move for the door.

“Miss you, already.”

Once they’re gone, I turn back to Rielle just as a warm smile spreads across her face. “I thought you might want to meet someone. But we only have a couple of minutes. So, we have to be quick.”

Rielle quickly disappears and reappears beside me with a small pile of clothes in her hands.

“Here, put these on. You’ll be heading straight on to Manhattan after this. I think you’ll be more comfortable in these.”

Thanking her for the clothes, I throw them on while wondering who she wants me to meet from Hell.

“Who do you—” The floor shifts beneath us, similar to when we were moving between realms. The walls and room soon disappear, morphing into a mixture of shades and colors before everything turns dark.

Just before I start to panic, light slowly filters in around me as I step into a vast green field full of colorful flowers. A warm breeze kisses my face as I glance up and find a beautiful blue cloudless sky with the sun shining down on me.

Rielle comes up beside me, a soft smile on her face.

“Where are we?” I glance around to find the field is endless. There’s a warmth inside me that makes me feel like I’m safe and loved. It’s nothing like the familiarity of the Underworld but it still makes me feel like I’m coming home.

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