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.

and back, I focus only on Olivia's father and I spit on his

me, but the Senator from Purgatory stops him. After cleaning his face, he asks me. "Have you

eyes. "The Viking

seems you lot don't want to learn your lesson, I'm forced to take more drastic measures. It would be too easy to kill you all quickly but where's the fun in that?" He

suddenly stands. "Kill my blood-brother, and I'll fucking make you kill

die anyway. All of you. Unless my

whoring her around. Is this about what she stole? What in God's name did she stole

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

hitting Mose in

"Stop!" Jasper yells.

We are going to die for what we did to Olivia. Karma is a fucking bitch. But Mose never hurt her. Why does he

pale and obviously in pain. He mutters 'Camila' and nods. I pick up the knife. My vision

I lift up his shirt, exposing his back. Rin will never forgive me for doing this. And Olivia...she might kill me on the

knife on Levi's lower back. Knowing that I can't fucking kill him, I suddenly turn the blade on me and stab myself in the chest. Fuck this shit. I'm no one's

I'm too weak to get the blade all the way to my heart, so I only injure myself. Fuck! Can this day get any worse? At least adrenaline keeps fueling me and

to the side. "Let me show you how it's done,

I can't tell as my ears keep ringing. Rin tries to stop Levi's brutal

stop this? I try to get the knife back and Jason and two other men hold me back and...I give

cut open, Mose is thrown into a car. I try to get to him, but my vision gets blurry. Now

with skin, they are pulled

The most gruesome

the snow, no matter where

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