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.

the walls of the

to

my life. I'm done doing that

the realization that I don't need a knight in shining armor to rescue me. I'm done waiting for someone to come and save me from the

walk out of here as free people," I look at **429**. "What's your name? Your

hard before

comes from my butterflies. "Not you. The other 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. I want *him* to feel the pain, the anguish, the desperation I felt all these years. Over my shoulder, I say, "Let's put the

between Anton's brow. "We risk

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 did for leaving things in plain sight but for being smarter than most people. "Any important shit

no wonder he is hiding his true identity. "What about information on the experiments he did?" Anton keeps pushing the issues, making me turn to face him.

"It's for the Lord Elders. In case there's a chance...to undo what was done to me.

that the old Olivia would 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 is not always bad. We are not victims," Anton finally looks at me, "nor survivors," a confused expression on

the buttle in his shoulder, Anton chuckles. "No wonder *919* is so

over to Azael's office at the

us and