The sound of Ragnar’s fist breaking the Alpha’s jaw echoes in the high ceilings Luna Romano and Poppy both scream and run over to him. Lana Romano throws herself on top of him to ep Ragnar from going after him again. I don’t expect the satisfaction I feel from seeing him go down the way he did. I glance at Carter, who has a massive grin on his face. He seemi to agree with me.
“Ten points for Slytherin,” he whispers towards me. That was so clean. He should have taken his head off”
Ragnar shoves Luna Romano out of the way and grabs Alpha Romano by his jacket and lifts him up to his feet. His claws are showing. I can feel the same hostile aura he had when we were in the back of his car. I don’t feel the need to console him this time. I can only watch in awe at his power.
This alpha shit hole had made me feel so small for so long that my brain is barely processing that there is someone who can put him in his place. Then there’s the fact that this person happens to be on my
side.
“If you
ever talk about Sophia like that again, I’m going to take your fucking head off,” he growls. “I held back a lot for her sake. For whatever reason, she doesn’t want you all dead. I respect her enough to grant her that request, but you should know that we don’t share that same sentiment. Do you understand me, dog?”
“My King.” I step forward. “Please, just drop him. I think you’ve made your point.”
“You hear that?” Ragnar loughs.
I flinch when he shoves the Alpha hard enough to send him staggering until he falls on his ass. Alpha Romano is quick to clutch his face.
“What do you mean you can prove he was at fault?” the Alpha King asks
“They both were,” Carter points between them. “Estefania Romano was having an affair with Christian Robin, the Alpha- ranked rogue who was responsible for the attack. From the information we pieced together in the files Miss Helvig handed over, we found an old pattern in this case that went cold during the investigation after the attack.
“The rogue didn’t attack as an act of terrorism as we were all led to believe. Our Knights know that Robin was here looking for someone. A little girl about eleven or twelve years old. Molly Robin. Daughter of Christian Robin and Estefania
Romano
I make my way down to Ragnar, who is only getting angrier by the second. My ears are ringing with the heat of rage pulsing through me, but if I ignore him, right now, he’s going to hurt more than just the Alpha and Luna. If anything happens to the Alpha King, if he tries to stop him from killing them, both Kingoms will be at war.
“Ragnar,” I say gently. His blackened eyes turn back to me. His expression is as empty as I feel. “You can’t lose it here.” I whisper. “We should go. We should never have come.”
“He killed them,” he growls lowly. “My future and yours.”
“I know. There’s nothing we can do about that anymore. If you k them, the voices of our families and the families of those who lost everything as we did will never be heard. Let’s go home The Alpha King will do the right thing for all of us. You have to trust that.”
I jump when he grabs my shoulders. His entire body is trembling as he stares back at me with no emotion other than pain in his eyes. My eyes fill with tears because it’s not a look I ever wanted to share with anyone. I think he shares that sentiment with me because the darkness in them slowly starts to fale while he pulls me closer.
I wrap my legs around him when he lifts me up I don’t understand how we get over to his car so fast, but once were inside, he can’t bring himself to let me go. I take a deep breath and let out slowly. I try to take deep breaths, glad to be out of that
house.
Through my coat, I can feel the grip she has on me. He tightens is hald until all I can feel his his body shaking when he
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starts to cry freeze, not knowing how to react. How many times has he given in like this? I wrap my
my arms around him and relax into his hold because I know exactly what it feels like not the able to show anyone how abandoned. I feel without them. To not have anyone I can fall apart for, afraid they’ll take as weakness. I will never judge him for it
When he finally pulls away, we’re almost home. His eyes are bloodshot, and he’s looking back at me, completely lost.
Tm sorry,” I whisper.
“Why are you sorry?”
I couldn’t let you kill them,” I sit back on my calves.
He stares at me for a long time. I push off of him, startled, when his hand lands on my hip. My head hits the car’s roof, and I fall forward. My mouth smacks against his. We both groan when we pull away.
“Shit, are you okay?” he asks.
“Mm,” I groan, pressing my fingers to my lips.
We both laugh, but before I can crawl off his lap, he grabs my arm, keeping me in place. We stare at one another for a moment, and before I can react, his lips are on mine again. That same spark from before zips through me, but I can’t bring myself to pull away this time. I find myself responding to his kiss and for an instant, everything fades away. The suffocating feeling, the empty ache in my chest, and the ringing rage in my ears are all silenced.
“Soph,” he calls out my name.
I let out a scream when I fall back when the car comes to a sudden stop. I fall between the seats with my knees folded. When the tires roll back, my body swings forward violently, and my fave hits him right between his legs. I lean back as far as I can covering my mouth, mortified by what just happened.
“Ragnar,” I squeak, watching as he covers his privates. His face is bright red as he groans and drops onto the seat.
F**k, he writhes. “Oh, my fuck.”
“I am so sorry, I choke our
“No,” he shakes his head. “Don’t say another word.”
I cover my mouth and nod. He gets out once he’s calmed down. watch him slowly crawl out of the car, trying my best not to laugh. He groans and shakes his hips before turning around to face me..
Tm stuck, I inform him.
He lets out a heavy sigh and comes over to lift me out from between the seats. Once I’m on my feet, I look up at his imposing stature, completely embarrassed for the two of us. He opens his mouth, making an O like a fish a couple of times. but he doesn’t know what to say any more than I do.
I’m okay with pretending that didn’t happen,” I tuck my hands behind my back. “I should tell my grandmother what transpired in our outing. I think you should tell your Dad before the Alpha King decides to make it all public.”
“Yeah, he nods, sobering up. “Tm sorry that all your hand work alone. We can revisit the ulitary stuff once everything
calm down.”
“Okay,” Lagree. He looks me over and motions for me to go back in the car, and I wave stupilly as it pulls away. I can’t help
I rush up the villa stairs and look back at him. He gets ask myself “What the hell just happened?
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Sara Lili is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland’s breathtaking cold.
