Shackled (The Lord Series) by Amy T

378 Olivia - Punch II

We walk in silence for a few minutes. The pain is fading away, and the bond between Ansel and I is almost gone. He is still alive, but barely. My darkness is as agitated as me. Mose doesn't understand that I need all five of them. I never thought

I could love again, yet it happened, and now, I can't be without any of them.

Mose sees a bike parked next to a fence. It's not chained, so Mose grabs it. "We will get there faster this way."

While I feel bad for the bike's owner, I am ready to do anything to save Ansel. I get behind Mose, and he quickly speeds away.

It seems to take forever until we reach my grandparents' house. The front door is open and the moment Mose stops the bike, I jump down and run inside. He yells for me to stop because Asa might still be inside. While I know he is right, I go directly into the study. If Asa is still around, my darkness will shield me from him.

Ansel is lying on the floor. His stomach is torn open, a pool of blood around him. A sword is in his right hand, his fingers gripping tight the pommel. I kneel next to him and take his free hand into mine. He is so cold to the touch, but his chest rises and falls, letting me know he is still here.

I kiss the top of his hand before pressing it to my cheek. "You are not allowed to die."

Trashing sounds come from another place of the house. Asa must still be around.

Mose enters the study. "Olivia, it's not safe for us to be here." He looks around nervously. "We need to leave. Tyson will kill me if he finds out I let you come here."

If Asa is still around, he might finish what he started.

Ansel out of

him and

teeth. "Leave him? I made the impossible to get you out of the facility. I will do the same

glow, my darkness

Ansel's

fallen in love with him. Maybe I should have kept my

my spine. "Mose,

groans before responding, "My parents joined the Bringers of Doom some years ago. It was before they stopped speaking to me. When I realized what Ansel was, I panicked and contacted them. I only wanted to prevent Ansel from " I punch Mose right in the mouth, splitting his lip. My knuckles hit his front teeth. "Ouch!" I yelp in pain before I snarl, "You fucking

Nephilim, and another is a cunt from a cult. At least, his

I accidentally enter

grateful that I'm not making you inhale your teeth!" I hiss. "You dare complain about Ansel

puts his hands in the air. "I only let my parents know about Ansel

are almost

do my parents have

grandparents," Mose

bullshit right now. I

harm

him again. "You should have thought