Shackled (The Lord Series) by Amy T

331. Tyson - Revelations IX

While the pornai might not be relevant, other matters are.

I already know the answer, but I want to be one hundred percent sure. "Why did Olivia's family hate her?"

"The Deymars hated Olivia because she never fit their ideal of the perfect family. They abused her because they could. Despite everything she endured at the hands of her parents and brother, she was a gentle child. Jon and Khloe really took a liking to her, and she didn't grow up being deprived of love. They taught her values and principles and what unconditional love meant. I don't know if they knew the truth about who Olivia really was," Maddox replies.

It was more than that. Jon and Khloe are wonderful people. Since Olivia is actually their biological child, it makes sense why she is just as amazing as they are. I might hate the Dukes, but they are between the few exceptions. Before Azael's rise to power, the Dukes and the Lords might have had their differences, but things weren't as they are nowadays.

"I have a feeling the pornai is also important. We should try to find her. Maddox, what was her name?" Yan asks.

Maddox shrugs before saying, "I don't know."

"You know all this shit, and you are telling me you don't know the name of the woman who Azael chose to be the surrogate?" Maddox keeps his face neutral. "You'll spill the beans once Henry and Cole are here. Keep speaking. I want to know everything."

Stefan chimes in. "They should be there in less than ten minutes."

Maddox clears his throat. "Can I get a sip of water first? I am dying of thirst."

he pours the

didn't serve any purpose to him, she was forgotten. All that mattered to him was Camila and the daggers. Azael didn't know that the heirloom Senator Deymar kept well hidden in his office was what he was so desperately looking for. The daggers were lost a long time ago, and no matter how hard he looked, there was no trace of them. The only one who could find them was Pandora's heir. Since Olivia and Camila were together the night they found the daggers and they reacted, Azael was certain

Azael target my parents and brothers?" Rueben asks. Brothers? I think this is the first time Rueben implies that

facility so she could see how the men she loved turned their backs on her. This went better than Azael expected. Olivia lost everything in a few days. Her

my hands on Jason, it will be the first thing he tells me. "Did Azael ever find out

made sure he knew about the mistake

did you tell him?"

are still healing from when the Senator had Rueben break them with a baseball bat. Since my demon is not angry at me anymore because I pulled my head out of my ass, he sped up the healing, and my fingers almost healed in a few days. But he let my eyesight heal naturally. It's fine by me since

solid. Also, he refused to give me the body of my sister so I could bury her. She

phone on the table and punch Maddox again. "This is for putting

one failed her and died before he could protect her. Without one, she would lose herself to the darkness inside

embrace it and use it to amplify her powers. The bond prevented her soul from being corrupted." "My only purpose is to keep Olivia

keep her safe. It was a smart move, Guardian. I'm amazed

wouldn't I

turns serious.

don't try to shift the focus of the discussion,"