Untouchable by Marii Solaria

Chapter 81 – Asir

“Maybe I couldn’t help everyone survive, but I could, at least, save this one life.“– Tiana Warner

Nerva

Glass shards rained around Kiva and I as our bodies descended to the green grass, stray shards sinking inte my open wounds when I landed on my feet. Big mistake. The shock wave of the landing rippled through my feet to my head, the fierce explosions of pain forcing me on my knees. It took a god’s worth of willpower to not curse out my existence. My wounds were sobbing for relief, their tears of blood continued to feed the earth with my misery.

Every damn thing hurt!!

But I couldn’t show any weakness, not when Osiris was hot on my heels.

My eyes found an open entrance into the thick forest, the sum peppering the trail of freedom on the brown. barks. I could make a run for it, but where would I go? I don’t know the area or where I am at, so I’d be wasting my energy. Not to mention that I don’t think I can get far with my injuries, Breathing, now, was so Painful to do. I tried standing, but my knees instantly gave out under me, reluctant to cooperate with me. Even my peripheral vision began muddling into an opaque blur.

I have kiya, but how the hell am I going to survive this?

A weak groan from below caressed my eardrums. I looked down at Kiya with a smile gracing my lips, taking a moment to admire the serenity softening her face. Eyes closed, full lips slightly parted, her messy straight hair splayed on her forehead and cheeks like an open fan. Blood was smeared across her exposed skin, including her cheeks and neck, but she still looked gorgeous. Her honeyed scent was sweetening right under my nose, no longer the sourness that morphed into my nightmares.

How could this be the same woman who tried to kill me ten minutes before?

“Kiya.” 1 murmured, shaking her as gently as I could. Footsteps inched closer behind me, signaling the approach of the beast. I could feel Osiris” fangs ready to tear my throat open. “You need to run. Please, wake up.”

Kiya didn’t. Instead, she pressed her body to mine, latching her arms around my neck. She couldn’t be doing. this voluntarily, right? As much as I wanted to rejoice, I couldn’t. I propped Kiya’s body carefully on one knee when the strain on my arms became too much. Adrenaline left my body at a hurried pace, blistering agony taking refuge. Not even Onyx could heal me, for the silver injured him as well. My mind swam under the atmosphere of pain, helpless to keep up with the rapid change of hormones.

Goddess, I can’t let things end here!

“Touching what is mine is a death wish, dear Neron.” A voice snarled from behind. I turned my head to face the orchestrator of this hell, walking toward me with black energy misting in one hand and an enormous snake slithering around the other. Rage exploded in my chest at this bastard claiming Kiya to be his. “Since Lady Sanguine couldn’t kill you, I’ll do it myself and have her punished for defiance.”

“With

my Goddess willing, I will rip your torso in half if you try to touch Kiya!” I roared, holding Kiya against my body like a guardian to their princess. My body demanded rest, sleep clouding all five senses, trying to

force me to keel over. She whimpered, mild tremors rocking her body to where I could feel them rolling through my arts.

“You can barely stand, useless Alpha. What makes you think you can fight me?” Osiris giggled, his silvery hair flowing with the breeze. Under human scrutiny, many would dare to call him beautiful. But today, he was a monster. This man inserted himself into my life, ruined Kiya, and leveled Zircon Moon from the ground.

I didn’t feel hatred. No, this was a level beyond hatred. I wanted Osiris gone.

However, he was right. I was in no shape to fight him. As Osiris drew closer, I continued to shake Kiya awake, but she tightened her hold around me. Burrowing. Hiding. Trying to get as close as she could to me, wanting to bury herself underneath my Eesh

She was scared. And so was I.

But there was that inkling of hope niggling at the back of my mind. I don’t know where it came from, but it was insistent. It tells me that all will be okay; this isn’t the end. Help is coming. Do I hold out for it or try Eight Osiris, resulting in my death?

“Hand my darling over.”

“Over my dead body.”

I prefer

stare down at the face of death itself, bracing myself for the life–snatching impact. Unafraid. Unflinching. I

⠀ *ASIR=”

pallid brown. I watched the tremors seize control of his body while unshed tears glossed

realized the perpetrator looked exactly like

What the fuck?!

Osiris

My older brother.

My older twin brother.

was alive this entire

kill me for it. The twin bond, the bond I thought

flooded my senses the longer I stared at his face and his puffed out chest. My face. Our face. I remembered the smiles he gifted me through his pain, the affectionate touch of his palms when he wiped away my tears, his powerful hugs when we hid in the shadows from our

protect you, Asir.” He’d always say. “I won’t abandon you

will never fade. Not even Alpha

be strong. Predators

have my half. You must be so

will be free and happy. Wouldn’t that be perfect,

for you. Sleep

“We’re in this together.”

purpose. I stepped back, uncertain if what I was seeing is an elaborate

you doing?” He demanded, staring right

timbre. Instead of a headstrong kid, he was an adult. Asim

weren’t. Until he disappeared and left me alone under the Alpha’s. bloodied claws.

He. Fucking. Promised. Me!

car, his body growing with my rage, and baring his fangs for the bastard

those who truly needed help! Asim was

Such a shame that I

I felt nothing.

question. “How long have you been

didn’t have a cholce,

me back to that frail little boy crying for his mommy. “My name is Osiris and you’ll address

toward me. “Creating chaos and destroying lives–I never thought

modern age, Asim. Things have changed, and it is about time you did too.” His gaze turned to steel. “Revenge is within

hurt the Alpha

a spray of spit jumping from my mouth. “I claimed her! I made her into who she is today, and I’ll be damned if I let anyone steal anything else from me

me.”

you!” Asim roared back, his fists trembling at his sides. He was as furious as I was, baring his teeth at me as his eyes flashed gold. “Tampering with bonds Selene created will

that shit happen to us and you’re still giving her the benefit of the doubt?” A loud cackle escaped my lips as my hands gripped my scalp,

his satchel and pulled a golden item out, sharp. and pointed, discarding the