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.

to stand. Ignoring the pain in my ribs and back, I focus

him. After cleaning his face,

eyes. "The Viking execution

your lesson, I'm forced to take more drastic measures. It would

I'll fucking make you kill your

All of you. Unless my

What in God's name did she stole that had Senator Deymar come all

kill Levi. No Duke will force me

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

"Stop!" Jasper yells.

we did to Olivia. Karma is a fucking bitch. But Mose never hurt her. Why does he have to suffer? Gavin and Isak

Senator says. My eyes lock with those of Levi. He is pale and obviously in pain. He

I kneel behind Levi. He lays on his stomach, and I lift up his shirt, exposing his back. Rin will never forgive me for doing this. And Olivia...she might kill

of the knife on Levi's lower back. Knowing that I can't fucking kill him, I

die, as I have already lost blood and 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

friends pushes me to the side. "Let me show you how

his tailbone, I can't tell as my ears keep ringing. Rin tries to stop Levi's brutal murder, but he is knocked unconscious by the Senator before he smashes Tyson's other hand with

knife back and Jason and two other men hold me back and...I give up.

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

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

the Vikings called it. The most gruesome

is so much blood on the snow,

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

holds his dead twin's hand between his own, his