Chapter 419 - 419: Choice...

Lyla

She snapped her fingers, and a large screen on the wall opposite my bed flickered to life. The image that appeared made the blood drain from my face.

It was a live feed from what looked like another room in the same facility. The camera showed an ample space with concrete walls and harsh fluorescent lighting. In the centre of the room, five figures were bound to chairs with heavy chains that looked identical to the ones holding me to this bed.

Ramsey. Kyren. Elias. Miriam. And several other figures I recognised as Hollow Kin elders.

My breath caught painfully in my chest.

They were all unconscious, their heads hanging forward at unnatural angles. But they were breathing.

I could see the rise and fall of their chests, the small movements that indicated life. Ramsey's hair fell across his face, hiding his expression, but I could see a cut on his forehead that had bled down his cheek.

"No," I breathed, struggling against my restraints with renewed desperation. Hot tears spilt down my cheeks as the full scope of our situation became clear. "No, no, no..."

"Ramsey!" My cry ripped through the room. I surged forward only to be wrenched back by the bite of the silver shackle. Tears were slipping into my mouth at this point.

Ramsey lifted his head as if he had heard my voice, and for a few seconds, I thought he held my gaze.

Seliora clapped her hands with mock delight in her voice. "Lovely. A family reunion. Such a pity it's through a screen."

She leaned forward, giving me a pointed gaze. "Now you're beginning to understand the scope of your predicament," she said. "Your mate, your protectors, your allies – all of them are here, all of them completely at our mercy."

I glared at her through my teary vision.

"Fine. You've shown me." I said, my voice steady despite the tears streaming down my face. "What do you want?"

She smiled again. "Well, you'd better hear it from my sister."

and

footsteps entered this time. My blood chilled as the newcomer entered the room and started walking towards

delight. "Lyla Woodland Kincaid, meet

Delia smirked, "we've

I ever get out of this bind, I'll make sure the last face

stupid and gifted. You knew something

the one behind the killings,

we'll have time to discuss my various accomplishments later. Right now, I have a proposition

this revenge for your father? Do you want to meet the same fate

way. Although I wish I could fuck your husband, he's too stiff-necked, and that

here, Lyla!" she said confidently. "My father knew he would die, but he made sure that his toiling for centuries did

something else," I sneered. "I've been told I will die more times than I

and turned to Seliora. "You didn't

were so caught up

me. "One of the reasons you'd die is because you activated a poison. You're

to finish; she just

deadlier than wolfsbane. Seliora rubbed a tiny

wads of notes and gave them to

against it, a bit of it is introduced into your body, and elderberry is bad for pregnant werewolves. At this rate, you'll watch your children bleed

yelled out, stopping her midsentence. "What must I give for you to let my

she shrugged, "I have a proposition

listening," I said, though every

quite simple, really," Delia continued. "You're going to do exactly what my father failed to accomplish. You're going to

is dead," I said flatly. "I killed him

concept," Delia said with a laugh that made my teeth ache. "Especially when one has children willing to carry on the family business. The blood

froze at the realisation. "You want to

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