Chapter 86-2
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His eyes turned pitch-black as he stalked closer, his presence suffocating. “Oaths mean nothing to me. She means nothing to me. I’ll pile the corpses of every wolf you’ve ever known at your feet- my own pack included-until it’s carved into your soul that you are mine.” His voice dropped to a
lethal growl, vibrating with raw promise. “Swear your loyalty to me, Kiana. Now. Or I’ll spill Cindy’s blood before your very eyes and make you watch her die screaming!”
“Go to hell!” I pulled Cindy behind me, a figure moved behind Morven. Tall and willowy, the witch was dark-skinned and beyond beautiful. She lifted a single finger and flicked it my way.
I hit the wall so hard I momentarily lost my vision as my head cracked against the wood.
Through the blurred vision and the pain, I watched helplessly as Morven handed Cindy a bottle. “A
little water for you, darling. Drink up.”
As soon as she unscrewed the bottle, we could all smell it.
Silver.
Liquid silver. It would be a horrendous death. Burn her from the inside out. Tears blurred my eyes.
As she lifted the bottle, Willa, Finn, and Amelia all screamed and pushed themselves up to stop her.
So much for their hard stance to let an innocent wolf die.
In the corner of my eyes, I saw someone else move.
In slow motion, I forced myself upright, every heartbeat thundering in my ears as the entire scene unraveled before me. Cindy raised the bottle to her lips, her hand trembling, hesitated for the
briefest second and then a piercing scream tore out of her throat. She hurled the bottle with every ounce of strength she had, straight at Morven.
Liquid flew out of the bottle and landed right on his face. His roar of pain filled the room, and he reached out between them and yanked on something invisible. Cindy fell boneless to the floor, and
Morven took a step toward her, still shouting,
“We have to go,” Elonso snarled as he grabbed his alpha’s arm. “Now.”
Morven was still cursing as his guards dragged him out. Finn reached the door first and slammed
it shut.
Amelia and Willa had crawled to Cindy’s side. “Saul!” Willa shouted.
The healer was through the door. He knelt down by the woman’s side. “Silver burns on her hand. She’s alive but unconscious. What happened?”
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“He severed her bond,” Janelle said in a shaky voice. “I’ve seen him do it before. It renders them
helpless before he kills them.”
“And protects himself in return.” I glanced up at Finn. As a child, he’d had his own bond severed. He
said it was like dying.
“She’s alive, and Morven is badly wounded. I’ll consider that a win.”
“You knew,” Amelia pointed out. “I saw it in your eyes. How did you know?”
“Janelle said the magic would fade. When she looked at me, she was scared. I knew his hold on
her had loosened. I’d hoped that it was enough for her to defy him.”
“He could have killed her himself.” Amelia shook her head. “She was lucky.”
“Morven doesn’t like to get his hands dirty. He preferred to watch my father kill than kill himself. He gets off on watching the violence. That doesn’t mean he isn’t dangerous. He will retaliate. Bigger.”
“We better hope that Troy is out before then,” Willa muttered. “If we have to kill an alpha, it’s going
to bring a lot of trouble on our heads.”
“What are we doing to do with her? She’s essentially a rogue now, Finn pointed out.
“Give her a place to rest. And you can leave Morven to me.” I glanced down at Cindy.
“Believe me when I tell you that he won’t live to stop us from leaving.”
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