Page 106 of Destined
If it wasn't one of them, then who was it?
The engine stopped and the door opened. To my absolute horror, Bay stepped out. She looked defiant as Travis studied her.
No. Not Bay,I thought. James was shaking his head. He, along with the rest of us, knew she would suffer the same fate that had been laid out before us. She would die.
"James," she cried when she saw her brother injured and swaying slightly on his knees in the dirt.
No one stopped her as she rushed to him and began to check his injuries. As she began to realize what was going on and what had happened to her brother, her eyes shot to Flynn.
He stood with stoic features as his eyes held her. The look she gave Flynn was heartbreaking. I had foreseen this. She had believed he was capable of more than what he was. Now she would see him for what he truly was: a ruthless killer.
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It was difficult to watch Bay come to the realization that we all had. Like her, I had held on to the hope and seen what I wanted to believe, that there was something good in Flynn. But standing where I was, there was no doubt that I had been wrong. So very wrong.
"One more to take care of," Travis said, and I saw what I thought was a slight stiffening in Flynn's back. But it happened so quickly I wasn't sure I hadn't just imagined it.
There was no more room for hope or disappointment.
Bay stood up. James tried to stop her but he was too injured.
She glared at Travis.
"She should be the second," he told Flynn. Flynn nodded. His eyes were intense and fixed on Bay.
"Move, Bay," Flynn told her, but she shook her head.
"You'll have to kill me to get to my brother," she announced, her voice strong despite the emotions I could see she was dealing with.
For a moment they just stared at each other, like a battle of wills. Flynn indicated for the Keeper to restrain her.
"No, please, you can't do this," Bay begged as the Keeper pulled her out of the way. "I know you don't want to do this."
But Flynn moved his attention back to James. The intent to finish what he started was clear. I struggled against Hayden, but he was strong.
Flynn moved closer to James, ignoring the panicked Bay beside them.
"Please, don't!" she begged.
Travis shook his head before he walked to her. He backhanded her.
The hit was so hard, the Keeper let go of Bay and she dropped to the ground. She was groaning in pain as she lay on the dirt.
"Bay," I gasped, trying to get to her but unable to.
"Bay!" James called out and he moved toward her.
For a moment Flynn looked at Bay. There was something there that I couldn't put my finger on in the way he looked at her. His dark eyes took in her injured form.
Then his eyes shot to Travis. It happened so quickly I never saw it coming. Flynn shifted from his position, taking hold of Travis and swinging him to hold him up against the wall by his throat with the swiftness and precision of a killer.
The fury in his eyes was scary as he tightened his hold on Travis. Hayden released me but before I could figure out what was going on he attacked the Keeper who had been restraining Kyle.
My mind was still playing catch-up when Kyle sprayed something in the face of the other Keeper who'd been standing by Bay. The hiss of pain and the way he cradled his arm told me some of the wolfsbane had touched his skin.
The other Keeper who had restrained Harrison released him and made a move toward Flynn, but Harrison stepped in his path, cutting him off.
The Keeper who was yelling and screaming, clutching his face, was getting to his feet. Kyle stood in front of him. I was already moving before I had even made the decision. I gave in to the anger that had been simmering inside of me, allowing myself to feel the full power of the emotion.
