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“As soon as we have Kiarra safe, I’ll wipe it out.” He glances over at her. “She’ll never have to worry about this place again.”

Something settles inside me to know that she’ll never see this place again. No one will.

We move toward the portal. This time with our whole future lying safely in my arms.

CHAPTER 19

KIARRA

“Was it too easy?”

“No. She’d already destroyed most of the guards. She was getting out of there, with or without us.”

“That’s our girl.”

Familiar voices float around me as my mind slowly wakes up.

“King wasn’t there…”

“Maybe he didn’t care anymore, or maybe he already got what he wanted. Whatever it is, I don’t give a shit. She’s back with us, and she’s never getting out of my fucking sight again.”

Blinking back the drowsiness, I slowly open my eyes.

“She’s awake… Hey, baby.” Jax’s smile is the first thing I see, then Luka’s sad yet hopeful eyes. Both are sitting on the bed in front of me.

Rion is leaning against the dresser to my left, while Axel and Kai are on my right, standing next to the large king-sized bed I’m in.

A mixture of emotions crosses their beautiful faces. From love, relief, and happiness, to worry and guilt. The last one being something none of them should feel.

“Tell me this is real.” It wasn’t a far stretch that I could be dreaming or that I could’ve jumped into another one of their links accidentally.

Gripping the black and white duvet in my hands, I feel its soft cotton touch as it grounds me, but I know the link feels just as real.

I glance over at the large window, seeing nothing but clear blue skies, but again, the same could be seen in the link.

Even with those things feeling similar to the link, there’s something inside me thatknowsthat this time is different.

“It’s real,” Kai says, his eyes filled with a familiar warmth. “This isn’t the link. We’re right here, and we’re not going anywhere.”

Still feeling drained from the energy I expended, I slowly sit up, looking around the room.

We’re in a large bedroom with gray and white walls. There’s a large flat screen T.V. on the wall in front of me with a black chest of drawers beneath it. Beside it is a set of double doors with another one to my right.

Everything else in the room is a blank slate with no personal touches or designs, giving me no clues as to who sleeps here.

Kai rubs a hand down the back of his neck, looking unsure of himself as he speaks. “We didn’t know what you’d like…” I frown, not understanding.

“We thought you’d like to add your own touches to your room,” Rion says, his eyes not leaving mine.

Wait… did they say… I glance around the large open room and back to my guys, who all wear hesitant smiles.

“This is mine?”

“You can have any room you want,” Kai says. “Hell, if you don’t like it here, we’ll pack up and move. Once you’re

happy, we don’t care where we are.”

The guys nod their heads, agreeing with Kai.

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