Shackled (The Lord Series) by Amy T

271. Olivia - Demon I

Azael's roar throws the facility into chaos.

Experiments who are still locked start banging on the doors, demanding to be let out. Screams and heavy footsteps fill the hallways above and below us.

**429** grabs my hand and starts running, dragging me after him as doctors come out of the laboratories.

On our way to Azael's office, we pass several dead guards. Noticing that one of them has a handgun on his hip, I stop to grab it and put it in the waistband of my pants. Bullets will not stop Azael, but it will give me some advantages in case of an ambush. In the worst case scenario, it will be my only way out as I don't plan to return to my former life, when I was forced to do everything my brother said.

In another pocket, I find a bag of mints.

**429** checks the other guards for weapons or anything we can use. When he fishes out a mobile from a pocket, I quickly take it from him.

"If it has a signal, we will no longer have to go to Azzy's office," I say to 429 as I check the mobile. "Bingo!" The signal is weak, but it is there. I quickly type a message and share the facility's location. Seconds later, a reply comes in. *On my way.*

I exhale loudly. I never thought I'd get a reply and not so fast. But damn, it is good to know that I have my back covered for once in my life.

echoes through the walls of the facility, this

to

my life. I'm done

mind with the help of the drugs, wanting to forget everything. Yet, ever since I accepted the darkness inside me, I came to the

die as cowards or walk out of here as free people," I look at **429**. "What's your

hard before

bitch. Azzy." Jason and my father are monsters, but Azael creates them. It happened with Rueben once. A look in his eyes and I knew he was no longer Camila's brother nor my friend, but a creature consumed by anger. After all this time, I understand Rueben entirely. There's this...rage... flowing through my veins...and the darkness inside me wants to harm all those who ruined my life, including *him*. And God help me, I want that too.

Anton's brow. "We risk destroying

thing I learned while being in the Celestial Heaven, it is that those like Carlos or Azael didn't get away with all the crimes they

so many Lords after him, no wonder he is hiding his true identity. "What about information on the experiments he did?" Anton keeps pushing

Elders. In case there's a chance...to undo what was done to me.

never return, I also had the same desire as Anton. But there's no turning back. Not for us, at least. I take his hand into mine. "Being different

in his shoulder, Anton chuckles. "No

over to Azael's office at the end of

strange. Except for us