Shackled (The Lord Series) by Amy T

236. Rueben - Blood Eagle

The fucking Senator from Purgatory keeps singing the song of death-that's how I'll refer to this song from now on-while pointing at us with his bat. "Eeny," he says as the tip of the bat points first at Tyson, who looks around with unfocused eyes.

In other circumstances, I would worry for Tyson since I hit him pretty hard in the head, but my fucking back feels like it's on fire. Blood is dripping on the snow around me, turning it red. My shirt clings to me like skin. Mose probably made a kebab out of it. Blood drips on the snow around me. I summon my demon to me, urging him to take control, to shift, to do whatever is necessary to save everyone, even if he has to consume my soul to do so, but the effects of the gas bomb are still affecting him. It's like a wall separates us.

The Senator keeps singing, his bat now pointing at Rin. Goddam, if I don't come up with something, and fast, we will all die.

One of the Senator's men is next to me. I eye the weapon in his holster, calculating how fast I have to move to grab it. Adrenaline fuels me.

While the others are paying attention to the Senator, Mose watches me closely, and I jerk my eyes in the direction of the gun. He blinks twice, telling me not to do something stupid, but at this point, not doing something is stupid. What the hell are we supposed to do, wait until Ansel and Olivia return so they can take her and allow her to bring raped day and night? Possibly in front of us? Now that Tyson wants her again, he will probably die trying to save her and fuck if I'll let that happen.

Senator Deymar reaches the end of the song. "It."

"Who?" Tyson whispers close to my ear.

I don't get to reply as Steven roars, "No!"

The first blow leaves Isak dazed, blood running down his face.

Jason chuckles. "Don't be so salty, 1there's two of you."

Senator Deymar hits Isak on the side of his head. The impact is so hard his ear splits in two.

"Suck my cock," Isak grunts.

I lunge for the gun and grab it before I can be stopped. I land on my back, and start shooting, hoping I'll finish the Senator before I'm overpowered, but one of his men takes the bullet for him. Three men jump on me and kick me in the stomach and chest with their boots until I stop moving. Pretty sure they broke some of my ribs. I cough blood. Now I know how Olivia felt.

The Senator hits Isak's head again and again, his skul craking open. Steven is in shock as he watches his twin being killed. When the bat is caked in blood, brains, and pieces of bone, the Senator says to his men, "Bring him here," referring to

me.

in my ribs and back, I focus only on

stops him. After cleaning his face,

narrow my eyes. "The Viking

not as stupid as you seem." The Senator snaps his fingers, and someone hands him a hunting knife. "Since it seems you lot don't want to learn your lesson, I'm forced to take more drastic measures.

blood-brother, and I'll fucking make you kill your son

of you. Unless my daughter

God's name did she stole that had Senator Deymar come all the way here? I swear, she need a good spanking for keeping shit

to me. I won't kill Levi. No Duke will force

do this," the Senator says before hitting Mose in the head so hard

"Stop!" Jasper yells.

to Olivia. Karma is a fucking bitch.

those of Levi. He is pale and obviously in

their own accord, and I kneel behind Levi. He lays on his stomach, and I lift up his shirt, exposing his back. Rin will never

on Levi's lower back. Knowing that I can't fucking kill him, I suddenly turn the blade on me and stab

and I'm too weak to get the blade all the way

friends pushes me to the side. "Let me show you how it's done, moron," he says as he

keep ringing. Rin tries to stop Levi's brutal murder, but he is knocked unconscious by the Senator

How do I stop this? I try to get the knife back and Jason and two other men hold me back and...I give up. There's

thrown into a car. I try to get

are cut from the spine, and together with skin, they are pulled outward like wings before his lungs are yanked from

The most gruesome

the snow,

to his senses, and when he sees Levi's broken body, he goes to him and strokes his hair while curing and promising to avenge him. I've never lost a blood-brother, and I can't imagine the pain he is going through. I might not have liked Levi, but damn, he was one of the good

holds his dead twin's hand between his own, his face wet with