Shackled (The Lord Series) by Amy T

381. Mose/Demon - Fight I

As a demon and Outcast, I never dreamed of children or a mate. Not like vessels do, at least. For those like me, a bonded is the only way to be redeemed of what happened eons ago. However, life is unpredictable, and I experience love like any

man does. More than that, I know the joy of being a father, even if my child is yet to be born.

I kept my distance from Olivia until now because of how much my actions have hurt her, but this led to Mose contacting his parents and revealing the truth about Ansel. Knowing what he truly is made me think of a plan for how to take down Azael. My twin is still my main target because, in my eyes, he is even more dangerous than Ophyr. He tried to break Olivia by making her life a living hell. Since he knows who she really is, he will do everything he can to get his hands on her and use her powers for his own benefit. That will never happen because I'll never Azael get close to Olivia ever again.

To save Ansel from Asa, Olivia came up with a stupid plan. Mose was to drag Ansel out while Olivia distracted Asa. I knew it would end badly, and while I wanted to say stop her, her words still reverberated through me.

I wish Mose, the real Mose, would return. He would have never done something like this to me.

I should have forced Mose to stop her before she got hurt or let me do it, even if she ended up hating me for eternity. Mose let me take over the moment Asa stabbed Olivia, but it might be already too late. My divine power can heal but can't bring back the dead.

My roar makes the entire house tremble.

If anything happens to Olivia or my child, I will make sure Ophyr and the Nephilims will never hurt anyone else before following Olivia in the next life.

having my exalted body puts me at a disadvantage, but I can learn how strong Nephilims are. Being created from a demon and an angel, Asa is stronger than Azael. But, like all beings, he must have a

floor, blood oozing

us, helping me with

in Hell, all the tasks given by Lucifer, I did alone. Divided,

out his heart, he

releases the weapon. Tyson quickly grabs the sword from the floor. Fear flashes in Asa's eyes. It vanishes quickly, almost doubting me of what I saw, but I learned long ago

pulling apart bones, the cracking sound of them snapping under my fingers reminds me of the

won't kill him. Interesting. Maybe I should revoke his head and burn it. That usually solves problems. I keep clawing his chest, wanting

chest cavity, I find no

findings or lack thereof, Asa says, "Ophyr removed the hearts of all

pain because if my claws embedded deep in his chest cause Asa any pain,

Jasper, grabs my wrists, and tries to yank my hands away from him, but the adrenaline pumping through my veins, making me strong enough to

"Sword," I snarl.

is also an option but handguns are messier than knives or swords. Besides, the sword has always been my weapon on choice, while Azael

his eyes betray him. He isn't scared of losing his head. Something is not right here, and if I don't find out what it is