Page 28 of Lady of Darkness
Pocketing his phone, he looks up and sneers at me, his expression purely homicidal.
Here we go.
This is it.
This is how I’m going to die.
Even if the guys are on their way, they’re going to be too late.
I pissed off the wrong man, and now he would spend the night hurting me, making me pay. If Savo doesn’t kill me for this, Luka certainly will.
And Gemma.
They would hurt Gemma.
I stifle a whimper at the thought.
My whole body trembles as he lunges for me, and his body collides with mine as I cry out. At the same time, there’s a loud crack. At first, I think he must’ve pushed me so hard that my body damaged the wall–
Then the bedroom doorshattersinto pieces a few feet away.
Savo jumps back and I cover my head as pieces of wood fly past us, and then I nearly sob with relief when I see Alaric and Sterling standing at the threshold. Alaric’s eyes skim over me briefly, but then they snap to Savo.
Sterling’s eyes don’t leave mine as he slowly walks inside, and then his eyes survey the room quickly, taking in the bed, my nearly naked body, Savo’s unbuttoned pants…
“Did you touch her?” Alaric demands, stalking into the room with heavy footsteps and a gun pointed right at Savo’s head.
Savo smirks, holding his hands up, but he doesn’t answer Alaric.
Alaricdoes notlike that.
I scream as a bullet rips through his skull. Blood splatters everywhere, and I’m shaking as Alaric lowers his weapon, looking at me. Savo crumples to the ground a few feet away, the dark red stain of blood spreading quickly across the tiled floor.
Sterling stalks over to me, stopping a few inches away. Reaching out, he places a hand on my cheek. I’m still trembling, still processing.
Even now, even weeks later, a death is a death.
I will never get used to this, to the sheer power they possess.
The ability to simply end an entire life in a heartbeat with no qualms.
He opens his mouth to speak, and at the same time, I hear a zipping sound. To my horror, Sterling stumbles forward, clutching his chest.
I scream.
My eyes dart behind him.Luka.He points his gun at Alaric next.Where are Gideon and Theo?Sterling is on his knees before me, and I look down at him. He grimaces as blood begins to bloom across his white shirt.
Luka shot him in the back.
“I told you I’d show you where she was,” Luka says slowly. “Though of course, now I will have to kill all of you.”
Alaric has his gun pointed at Luka, and Luka has his gun pointed atme.
He circles the three of us–four, if you count Savo. As he looks down at Savo’s lifeless body, he clucks his tongue. “What a shame. He was always the highest bidder.” Looking at Alaric, he shoots quickly and without hesitation. Alaric stumbles back.Why didn’t Alaric act quicker? He was pointing his gun! Fire the gun!
I see the bullet tear a hole in Alaric’s suit jacket, his eyes widening.
I know he’s quicker than that! Why didn’t he move?
