Page 113 of Blood and Ruin: The Complete Series

A scream is torn from my lips, no longer able to hold back. Without my ability to halt the injuries, it’s too much.

It’s all too much.

My vision dims and darkens as I wait for the darkness to take me, begging it to hurry.

“Oh no, you don’t.”

Sharp blades of fire flay open my skin, leaving no area untouched, drawing a scream once more, and prolonging my sweet slumber.

Time moves on without me as Kaladar continues to inflict more and more pain, shattering my body into crooked pieces and broken shells.

The world slows and stops as my mind attempts to find a happier place. One where the guys are safe with Luna. Where Jazmyn and Kane are happy and far away from King’s grasp.

I try to focus on those happy thoughts as I begin to turn numb and hollow.

They would all go on to live happy lives, surrounded by family and friends who love and care for them.

The last sliver of warmth abandons me. My heart thumps one last slow beat, before turning cold and heavy leaving an empty husk behind.

I’m alone now.

Truly alone, with no way out from the relentless pain and mental torture.

Mumbles grow distant as the dark pit threatens to open up and swallow me whole.

The numbness grows. The sounds around me turn silent as everything slows down and stops.

I’m suspended in time as I wait to regenerate and move once again.

My thoughts lean into the dark, no longer able to hold them back any longer, as I begin to accept my new fate.

It was all a lie. Alana never really needed me anyway.

No one did.

CHAPTER 24

Familiar voices float around me in the dark as my body struggles to repair itself. The process is sluggish as it pushes against King’s blocker.

Even when he’s not around, he still manages to fuck me over.

Fucking King.

The voices become louder and clearer and start to sound familiar…

“Where’s Axel, Luka and Rion?”

“Taking on the bastard who did this to her.”

“By the looks of it, the fucker’s not going to last long enough for either of us to get a shot.”

“If I wasn’t holding her hand right now, he’d already be dead.”

“She’s not… Tell me she’s not…”

“She’s got a pulse.”

Jax’s broken voice filters through the hazy fog surrounding my mind. But it couldn’t be him. The guys are gone. They’re far away from here, safe with Luna.

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