Don't Poke the Luna (Xena and Ryder)

Chapter 304

Xena's POV

It was impossible. He was supposed to be dead. My mouth fell open in shock, my mind struggling to process this impossible reality."

Around me, I could see my young warriors kneeling in the dirt. They'd been beaten badly their faces were swollen and bloodied, their eyes burning with pure rage as they glared at Benedict.

We were surrounded by a circle of Benedict's masked warriors, while several SUVs and vans were parked nearby, their engines still running.

Benedict's smile widened as he saw my shocked expression. He was clearly savoring this moment. His satisfaction was disgusting, making my stomach churn with revulsion.

The sound of a car door slamming made me turn my head. My blood turned to ice as I watched a figure emerge from one of the SUVs, hips swaying with deliberate seduction.

Helen.

She strutted toward Benedict like she owned the world. Without hesitation, she settled herself on his lap, her arms wrapping around his neck in a sickeningly intimate embrace.

edges as rage and disbelief crashed over me in waves. "What the fuck is going on?" I screamed, my voice cracking

of amusement vanishing as his expression turned cold and bitter. "This is what you deserve," he snarled, his voice

properly, none of this would have happened. But no him into some rebel who thought

"Everything that's happened is because of you,

to anyone else's opinions. You'd rather

with fury, his hands clenching into fists. "You little

braced myself for the blow, every muscle in my body tensing. But seconds passed, and nothing happened. Confused, I

above his mask, and what I saw there surprised me. There was hesitation, conflict, as if

waiting for?" Benedict roared at the hesitating warrior. "I said

SLAP!

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it sent me stumbling, my face erupting in burning

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with hatred. "You think you're so special, don't you? Think you can just waltz in and take everything that should

stomach, sending me crashing to the ground. The frozen earth was