Page 410 of Blood and Ruin: The Complete Series

“Your shadow beast has been helping us but at this stage, we’re not going to last much longer without a miracle.”

I reach down and quickly pull on the connection between Zillah and me. I find him on the other side of the city and quickly thank him for looking out for them. A warmth filters through the link, making me smile. I pull back just as he starts ripping through a group of demons.

Jax moves closer to me while narrowing his eyes on Malik. “Is he…”

Malik growls at Jax, taking a step forward but before either can make a move toward the other, Jazmyn steps back and into Malik’s front. He wraps his arms around her while glaring at Jax.

“Once he’s near me, he’s fine. He’s very…protective.” She gives me a smirk, letting me know she’s more than happy with it, too.

Good. That’s one less thing to worry about.

I hear a shriek above and look up to find a group of dragons fighting the winged demons. It’s taking a group of them to take down one of the two demons.

“Is that… Rhory?” Axel narrows his eyes on a large dragon with dark green scales.

“Your brother?” Jazmyn looks up where the green dragon is flying.

Axel glares at Jazmyn. “Half-brother.”

She rolls her eyes. “Whatever. Yes, it’s him. I called in a favor.”

Axel’s eyes widen in shock. “And he actually came for you?”

She smirks, a wicked glint in her eyes. “Of course. He fucking salivated at the idea of his brother owing him a favor.”

Axel clenches his fists, taking a step toward her. I walk over to him and take his hand. He looks down at me. “We’ll sort it out, whatever it is. The main thing is that they’re here to help.”

Axel’s eye starts twitching as he glances from the demons to Jazmyn. I know from the pissed-off look in his eyes that he’s probably considering throwing her to them.

Jazmyn shrugs, unfazed by his temper. “I didn’t think you’d mind. It’s for the greater good, after all.”

“It’s fine. We’ll sort it out. For now, we need to make a dent in the demons and find King,” I tell her.

Jazmyn looks to her men. “Looks like it’s time to get back to fighting these fuckers.”

Draven frowns at her. “Maybe you should stay—”

She cuts him a glare, and he sighs. “We’re not starting this again.” She twists in Malik’s arms before smiling up at him and taking his hand. They walk over to Kane.

Kane gives me a wave, telling me to be careful before turning and heading back into the fray.

Before Jazmyn follows him she looks back at me, narrowing her eyes in warning, but there’s a glint of worry there, too. “Don’t do anything stupid like sacrifice yourself.”

I can feel my guys shift around me as they wait on my reply. “I won’t.”

I cut each of them a look before glancing back at her. “I’ll see you soon. Be careful.”

She nods, disappearing with Draven following them.

Jax walks over to me and Axel. The others follow until we’re in a little circle. “So what? We just jump right in?”

Axel rubs his hands, eyeing up the sky. “Sounds fucking good to me. My dragon is itching to get up there.”

Soren steps up beside me. “I’ll stay and help your little mate look for King.”

Axel and Jax narrow their eyes on me while the others smile, shaking their heads.

Jax glares at Soren as he steps closer to me, dipping his head to place a soft kiss on my lips.

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