Shackled (The Lord Series) by Amy T

422. Bought - Bonus Chapters III

**Samael**

The female with the hair like fire disappears behind a line of old trees, leaving me alone in the cave.

Erelah.

That's what she told me her name is.

Why did she save me?

I've never met an angel like her before, so willing to help me, a Nephilim. Doesn't she know that I'm her enemy? That all I want is to destroy her and her world for the glory of Ophyr?

Maybe she saved me because she knows what I am and hopes that by doing so, she would make me change my mind about killing her. Fool!

She will be the first to die by my hand.

I would have killed her by now if not for my foolish decision of forcing my way into this world, leading to my collision with the ground.

I should have waited for my soldiers to break the shield protecting this planet from Nephilim invasion. The shield is different from the one we've encountered so far, making me believe it hadn't been Pandora who erected it. Pandora had been a fool when she thought she could escape me after dragging me to the darkest corner of the Universe and leaving me there to perish. It took my soldiers and me a long time to escape that hellish place. Once I was free, I chased Pandora from one corner of the Universe to the other. She thought that by stealing our divine power, she would stop us. Nothing can.

Pandora with the help of Asa, my right hand, I shared her divine power with all my brothers. She took ours, so it was only right to return what was stolen to

the same with Erelah's divine power.

first, I'll let her heal my wings. If my soldiers see me in this state, they won't hesitate to kill me. Weaknesses of any kind are not allowed within the Nephilims. Once, I killed a female for stopping during a match to look

falling snow. It's the first time I'm forced to lay still and not do anything. It...disturbs me. I don't even have my sword in reach. Erelah left

other Nephilim is here

back and kill Erelah, I will

fell into a dreamless sleep. I never dream because I have

army and locked them away in a place I am yet to find.

she drops it close to me. As she rummages through it, her melodious-more like annoying voice-fills the cave. The language she speaks is not something I heard before. The only thing

or when I train. Especially when I train. If I bleed, everyone will know of my shame. So far, no one has bested me in combat. Only Asa came close once because he took me by surprise. I made sure to make him bleed many times after that. Erelah

armor is mostly useless until I repair it, I might as well use the robe. Erelah left armor where I crashed, so I'll have to retrieve it when I regain my strength. Sitting on the makeshift bed is

and for a moment, I'm captivated. I have

now that I realize how cold I have been. The robe is made from a warm material that shields

touch the scar on my chest. I gently push her hands away, not wanting her to know I don't have a heart. If she is yet to realize what I am, she will for sure realize it when she discovers the lack of

gaze goes to the food and water she left for me. The scowl on her face deepens. I haven't touched anything she left in case it is poisoned. Any precaution is too little. Especially

bars, takes a bite,

what do I

like an obedient pup