Page 117 of Blood and Ruin: The Complete Series

Jax’s furious eyes never leave mine as he talks to Axel. “Did you end the bastard?”

Axel’s eyes turn dark and violent as he sneers a reply. “If I could bring him back to life to do it again, I would, but the fucker didn’t last long. He’s dead.”

Dead?

“Kaladar?” I rasp out in horror.

Axel clenches his jaw with a nod, the fury in his eyes a violent storm.

Jax kisses my forehead, assuming my distraught look is born from my fear of Kaladar, but it’s not him I’m worried about, not even after the horrific beating I received.

“You don’t have to worry about him touching you ever again,” Jax tells me.

King would not let this go. Kaladar was one of his most powerful warlocks, his second in command. With him dead, King had one less powerful warlock under his control, and taking away any type of power from him never ends well. Someone will pay for this. I can’t let it be the guys. They need to get out of here.

I try to tell them as much, but the fucking dick Kaladar must have done some serious damage to my organs as Kai’s temporary hold only does so much.

I attempt to curl in on myself and away from the sharp cutting burn slicing its way down my stomach.

The pain must show on my face as each of the guys freeze.

I pant through the blazing sharp burn, knowing it will pass, but a slight whimper slips from my lips causing the guys to panic.

Questions fly from one to another, thinking of something to do.

“… we can’t fucking move her.”

“She needs a healer…”

I pant through the sharp pain, gritting out a reply to them. “Just… need a… few minutes…”

Squeezing my eyes tight, I drown them out, waiting for that searing bite that tells me I’ll be fine soon.

But it never comes, the pain drowning me over and over.

King’s potion… Fuck!

It’s going to take days to heal from this with the amount Kaladar poured down my throat.

They can’t be here, not if King comes. He’ll kill them for killing Kaladar alone.

“Go, please…” I whimper out.

“Breathe, baby, breathe. We got you.”

“Please…” I need them out of here, far away from this mess.

King can’t do any worse than what he’s already done to me, but he could end them, alphas or not.

“Fuck, we need to get her to a healer!”

“Maybe Jazmyn knows someone close by?”

“Call her.”

“No!” My panicked voice is loud enough to make them stop bickering and turn to me. Kai rubs small circles on my back.

“Baby, you need help. It’s bad and we… don’t know what to do.”

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