Untouchable by Marii Solaria

Chapter 85 The Final Confrontation Pt. 1

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“If not me then who? Confront evil!“– Ken Poirot

Kiya

Hair straight.

Heels on.

Dress donned.

I hoped to Selene that this will be the last time I’d ever wear this garb, caked in the blood of my victims. The scent of death wrapped around my body like a weighted blanket, and it was nauseating. Today was the day I take Osiris down for good. The telltale throb from the crimson blotch on my neck foretold his readiness to find me; to take me back in his arms and complete his destiny. I expelled a hefty sigh as I stare at my reflection in the bathroom mirror, eyes tracing every stress line and blackhead on my face.

Brown eyes stared back at me. My brown eyes.

“Will this plan work, Artemis? Osiris isn’t an idiot. He’ll see right through me.”

“It’s the only plan we got, Kiki.”

Infiltrate. Signal. War. The linear path for the plan to run without problems. But, knowing my fucking luck, shit might go sideways. The desperation for freedom settled in. Every passing minute I could feel the lingering sensations of Osiris‘ fingers grazing my skin like a haunting spirit attached to my essence. Through this damn bond, I’m tied to him in ways I never expected–mind, body, and soul.

That shit ends today.

I walked out of my bedroom and met with my family and friends in the shrinking living room. Whatever conversation they had died as soon as I walked in, their expressions scrunching up into worry, I knew who was going to be the first to speak out against this plan.

“I still think you shouldn’t go.” Mom spoke, hiding her fingers under her thighs; a habit she developed whenever her anxiety manifested into tremors. “What if Osiris tries to pull you back to him? We just got you back!

“I’m

going, Mom.” I reaffirmed, steeling my resolve. “We don’t have much time left. Osiris could be prowling the streets right now. Who knows who he’ll hurt to find me?”

“Kiya, it is our job to worry about you, even more so now.” Dad mumbled, his hands cradling Mom’s, a thumb running over her knuckles. Anthony walked up behind him and rested his palms on his shoulders. “What will you do if Osiris tries to hurt you?”

“He already has, and he’ll continue to hurt me until I stop him.” With a man like that, he’ll do anything to stay in control, even if it meant turning into the monster he hated for decades. I seem to have the misfortune of encountering power–hungry men like that. “Let that moment come. Mom, Dad, I made my decision. I need to end this.”

Jackie walked up to me and brused her band og myered hair. She offered a sunny I returned. I could fear her rapid heartbeat tough her free. She’s scared. “You came up wit plan, but it won’t stop from worrying about you. Little B. You went through a tough time”

“Some of us more than other.”

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smile.

ith a decent

“Yeah, but things are different this time. We don’t know what would happen once you walk out that door. Can you blame as” Her voice cracked my heart. The been going through the motions of madness–felt it, seen it, smelled it tasted I didn’t think about the people witnessing those motions and the helplessness tied to it None of them deserved to be fomented the that

muscled

grabbed facide’s hand and led in with my cheek, watching her face met from the touch. Tim sorry. I’ll

cum

my wrist. My head turned to be met with Neron’s even pleading with me to consider my stance. His earthy

hair. Beat united to my cheeks the more thought about how incredibly

believe in you.‘

eves furaring close

sna go–torward repueden

” he to see you go back to… He exhaled a sharp sigh but woule a

to

don’t diverge from the plan because Goode knows you never follow

wrapped around my wrist. “Life

up higher with

he used to inture Osiris. It slid into my Remember to may in

signal.

“You

side–hugged me, her fragrant perfume of sea water and lavender tickling my mose. I cry

“I will

it. Time to face

1

scents I love. No matter how much I wanted to pretty” arms and bumpy in their warmth for eremity, I span on my heels and faced the doce. A niggling feeling in the back of my mind told me

me for running away from him. The

wanted to be back

open and took the first steps out of the protective dome. An enveloping, invisible energy sizzled and popped once 1 penetrated the holy barrier

Except me.

Her volcanic presence laid dormant in the depths of my soul; my anger nestled in its cocoon of security. Pretending to be her twisted my stomach because the thoughts running through my head were unpleasant, but how else am I going to pull this off? Letting Lady

to be the best damn actor 1 can be. It’ll

I’m walking straight into the snake’s

what did

of insect and animal alike as my nostrils flared to detect the rancid scents of Osiris‘ subordinates. I looked left to right, up and down, for any signs of life, but found none. Were they still

when the odors assaulted my nostrils and the members of Osiris‘ pathetic army jumped from behind the trees, their eyes lighting up at my arrival. They wasted no time bringing me back to Lady Sanguine’s birthplace: the five–story stony

Osiris.

Shit.

by. Damn that Anti–Spray for being so effective. A whiff of familiarity would do wonders for my

from the top of the staircase. Thick bandages peeked out from under his violet vest. The weight of the dagger on my thigh

to be crafty. There was a reason humans consider snakes to be cunning

left eye twitched, but I overall kept an apathetic, stony expression. “I knew you’d come back to me. It is in your nature to return to

in my head. “He

her, I noticed some differences from the Osiris I last saw to this one. His eyes are bloodshot,

over him like a dark cloud. His touch is also cooler than before, and the bottom of

Pucking hell.

was no reason for you to doubt me.” I reply, my voice dropping an octave.

Osiris. There is nothing that can keep

Goddess, I’m drinking

beat of excitement. It took everything in me to contain my

I do for my fucking

fucking

at me. “There is much we have to do, darling.” Without a moment to waste, he hauled me up the staircase

to suffer! He’ll pay for abandoning me! His head would look great next to the Alpha’s…” His sinister grin met his eyes when he turned to me, chilling my