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."

is joking, right? He has

Right?

Rin, who is cleaning his gun at the table, curses under his breath while the others stare

real," I say, hoping it's a bad prank. When no one answers, I ask, "What

night Olivia and I went to the Catacombs. The details are gruesome, and learning how men whom I considered friends died makes my demon

the pasture belongs to Levi

can finish telling me what transpired the night Senator Deymar came here, I blurt

of paper. "Didn't you hear what I told you about Mose? Or Alma? Senator Deymar took them!" he tries to deflect the

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

all his fingers are

taking care of Ansel, and that's why she couldn't come to the hospital

of guilt appears on his

temples.

but if I lose control of him and the others see his true form,

Jasper swears out loud.

and grab Steven by the front of his black hoodie.