Page 2 of Blood and Ruin: The Complete Series

“For now, we will form an alliance. The terms have been agreed.”

An alliance that he will break, just like all the rest. The alphas are fools to agree to anything King asks.

King stands, slowly making his way over to where I lay on the floor. Puffing his cigar, he bends downs and stubs it out in the open wound in my thigh.

I bite down on my lip hard, holding in the curse that wants to damn to hell and back the twisted fuck in front of me.

“You will mate to the five alphas of Manhattan a week from now, sealing the alliance and bringing me one step closer to my goal.”

Fire burns through my veins as my pain gives way to rage. The fucker could go to hell if he thought he could sell me off like some brood mare. I was his punching bag, his prey, but that piece of me has always been mine.

My choice.

One I fought hard for.

King smirks, seeing the defiance in my eyes. “I had a feeling you might try to give me trouble with this. That disobedient nature of yours, always so hard to stub out.”

He bends down, pressing the dagger to my throat. “You will go through with this or yoursweet Alanawill pay.”

He slices the blade down my chest, pulling a sharp gasp from my lips, but all I can focus on is his threat.

I couldn’t let anything happen to her. She was all I had left, and we were so close to getting out of here.

If everything goes to plan, we’d be out of here in less than a month.

King continues to slice and slash the dagger across my body, leaving no skin free.

I turn into my happy place, one where Alana and I are finally free and far away from King. A place I’ve taught my mind to go, when the pain becomes too sharp, too endless, with no way out.

“Disobey me on this, and I will make sure Alana will know the depths of my anger. One she will never heal from.” A cold laugh reverberates around me.

“Maybe I’ll give her to one of my associates to play with.”

No! Not Alana!

King laughs, seeing my distraught look, knowing he’s won and will get his alliance.

Alana doesn’t deserve anymore suffering. I’d do what I have to in order to keep her safe.

Getting bored with the blade, he stabs it into my bleeding leg and let’s go, laying into me with as much force as he can. Each punch ripples along my body, pulling a sharp gasp from my lips.

The edges of my vision darken, the room tilting and spinning around me as it all becomes too much. I feel the dark pull of slumber as it reaches out to me. The room around me, disappears as I get dragged under.

“Kiarra… Kiarra, baby, we have to go.” I startle awake as my mother’s worried face appears before me. Rubbing the sleep from my eyes, I watch as she rushes around, frantically packing some of my clothes and favourite possessions.

“Hurry, honey. Get dressed. We’re leaving.”

Getting out of bed, I throw on some clothes and shoes, wondering where we’re going.

King, my new stepfather, normally just takes him and mother away while Alana stays here, but maybe this time, we’re all going.

Thinking about King sends an icy shiver down my spine.

There was something not right about him. His eyes held a darkness. Even with the pleasant smiles and fancy clothes he wore like a second skin.

“Where are we going?”Glancing out my bedroom window, I see it’s still dark out.

“Someplace safe.”

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