Shackled (The Lord Series) by Amy T

Shackled (The Lord Series)

121. Experiment 514

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The woman on my right shoulder thrashes, wanting to escape me, making me even angrier with her and my angel because I don’t understand his obsession with her.

The skirt she is wearing is short, her thighs exposed to the cold December winter, and I slap them hard, causing her as much pain as I can, her screams being muffled by the gag in her mouth and the sack covering her face.

“Stay still,” I growl.

Laughter and loud music come from the house in front of me, and for a moment, I question myself why I came here. Probably hoping my family is looking for me, but here they are, having a good time during Christmas.

What dia

did I expect, for them to put all their lives on hold just because Azael faked my death?

I touch the left side of my torso, the bandages soaked with blood. The only reason I am here is because I found someone who could remove the tracker from my spine without killing me, and now Azael can no longer find me. But I had to give up my left kidney. A small price to pay to be with my family again. And now that I am here, in front of the house I grew up in, I can’t even knock on the door. What will my family even think of me? Will they recognize me? And if yes, will they welcome me or shun me?

No, I should turn around and find a place where I can figure out why my angel wants this woman. My demon doesn’t like her, and to be honest, neither do L.

The music stops.

I turn around and start walking away when the front door opens. My heart beats faster. “What do you want?” a man asks me.

Cirro.

He must have seen me through the window.

“I have mistaken this house for another,” I reply.

“I know that voice. Turn around,” Cirro demands.

It is dark outside, and being certain he won’t recognize me, I do as he asks.

He turns on the light from the porch. “Good God! You are alive. Rin! Rin!”

And then my cousins in the doorframe. Even if fifty feet separates us, I can see his eyes shining with unshed

tears. Levi is behind him.

“Yan,” his voice trembles as he says my name.

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Yan.

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I have been 514 for so long that I almost forgot my name. That’s why I told it to 713. But now she is dead, and I won’t

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rest until 919 and Azael pay for taking her away from me.

Rin runs to me, and I throw the woman to the ground and give my cousin a bear hug. He is the only one who can touch me without making me want to kill him.

“I never thought I would see you again,” my voice cracks.

“I looked for you everywhere until I convinced myself that you were indeed dead. When Stefan told me he saw you in a facility, I didn’t believe it.” He takes a step back and looks at me. “You look like shit. And why is 514 tattooed on your face? Were you an experiment as well?”

How does he know about the experiments? I thought Azael kept it a secret.

“Yeah.” There is no reason to lie about it.

you turned out to

first time since Azael kidnapped

hands and legs are tied

and I’ll

helps me carry her inside the house, and we

us, curious about the woman. And about

her face. Tears run down her cheeks, her terrified blue

666, and my angel is

It’s Emily,”

So

for finding her for

of another man touching

you say angel? Are you a Duke

a demon as well. And no one touches her until I figure out what my

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121. Stefan

urgent meeting right on the day we are supposed to take Angel on our

end.

there

be free of duty for an

smirks. “I thought newlyweds were

in frustration wishing I didn’t have to leave bed so

his left cheek. “My Christmas gift got a little out

try to guess as I try not to think of one of the gifts Angel gave us because I will sport a hard–on until I return home.

My wife.

Fuck.

how that

fused completely to my demon gives me some anxiety, as 1 am still getting used to the new me. Some blood–brothers are slowly overpowered by their demons after the Piercing Ceremony until they take complete control of the human men, but Angel being a hellstar, balanced us in a way I didn’t think was

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unworthy of Angel, neither me nor Reyes or Alekos deserve to have her as our Lady. We know it, but saying it out loud is another thing entirely, as we don’t want her to realize how undeserving of having a hellstar we are. The only thing we can keep doing is to love her

Tyson’s back. “He and Jasper bought her for the farm. She needs a lot of training but she is of a good breed. Hell, she

about a dog or a woman. Reuben is even more deranged than Reyes. His sister’s death. hit

Calum clears his throat, catching

and after reading report after report and watching hundreds of videos, he and I came

know it.”

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121. Stefan

Elder?” one of the blood–brothers present

going to show you,” Elder Calum replies. “Yan, you may

A fourth person has been sitting between

Yan.

by now, but my head is filled with thoughts of Angel and how to keep her safe from any harm, especially since Carlos is still out there. Just thinking that he will come after her fills me with

shoulder. “I know how you

back his hood. “I don’t know how many remember me, but I am Rin’s cousin who went missing….” He pauses for

on me.

Elder Janoah wants

I escaped, I spent many weeks observing the

at the same time and it takes the Elders a few tries before they have our full

more.

“Azael?” Reuben asks.

Yan confirms any

has been on Earth for a long time, his identity always hidden,

died she told me that if we find

“What now?” Alekos asks.

us. “We stop the Dukes before

want to

Sisterhood contacted me. She is willing to

for what?” Reuben

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