Shackled (The Lord Series) by Amy T

241. Ansel - Revelations II

The sound of my boots on the wooden floor has Rin come out of the living room with his handgun pointing at me.

"You're finally awake," Rin says before putting his gun away. "We were starting to get worried about you, especially with your back all torn open. I'm glad to see you are better." Rin's tone is different then usual; his eyes are full of rage, his face a mask of pain. "I have a habit of healing fast." My blood-brothers already know it. "What happened to you?" I ask.

Rin's eyes flash red. "The Elders finally agreed to war against the Dukes," he replies before walking back into the living room. Unfortunately, it took yet another bloodshed for the Elders to understand that war is the only way to put the Dukes in their place once and for all."

Some serious shit must have happened while I was asleep, I think as I enter the living room.

Jasper is sitting in an armchair, with his left leg-which is in a cast from the knee down to the ankle-propped on the coffee table. Did he fall and break it? What if Speckles kicked him? I insisted more than once to do a follow-up on his knee, but he is just as stubborn as any man when it comes to doctors.

The TV is turned on and Rueben and Steven are pretending to watch some random show. Diva is sitting on the couch next to them while Tyson is standing in front of the fireplace, his back to me.

Seeing their long faces, I can't stop myself from asking, "Who died?"

Tyson's shoulders tense. "Levi, Isak, and Gavin."

joking, right? He has to. "You're

Right?

around the room. Rin, who is cleaning his gun at the table, curses under his

a bad prank. When no one answers, I

the night Olivia and I went to the Catacombs. The details are gruesome, and learning

the pasture belongs to Levi

what transpired the night Senator Deymar came here,

about Mose?

Alma is capable of ripping Senator Deymar's heart out if his chest with her bare hands. But Olivia? She's still

on his heels-a pair of sunglasses covering his eyes while all his fingers are wrapped in bandages. "Where the fuck is my woman?" he growls at

to stand but falls back in the armchair-snarls, "You said she was home taking

of guilt appears on his face. "What the fuck did you do?" I snap at

his temples. "She ran

and the others see his true form, it will get me killed. *Then, who will protect Olivia?* Asking him that is

Jasper swears out loud.

two long strides to get to the couch and