This seemed to throw him off a loop, because he blinked, and his steps stalled somewhat for a split second before he resumed walking until he took his place beside Madeline.He was taller than her by at least an entire foot, but this barely seemed to register on the older woman who snaked her arms a
“You should hope not,” I muttered through my heavy breathing. “Because if I make it out of here, I swear that you’ll be just as dead as your rogue-mad disappointment of a sister, who I killed when—”The rest of my words ended in a sharp scream as Jasper raised the plier high above his head before se
Layla’s POVNo one raised an alarm. In fact, in the first few moments after stepping into the room and leaving the door wide open behind him, I was the only one to note the old man’s entry, and I ignored Madeline, squinting over her shoulder so I would get a good look at the new visitor. He’d ente
His movements commanded all of our attention as he squatted to take the pulse of one man first, then the other before looking back to announce:“They’re dead.”The temperature in the room seemed to drop at this solemn announcement, and after a moment the man straightened, getting up to his feet. Wi
Layla’s POVIt wasn’t until I started pulling that I realised that the power, which had flowed through me in seemingly endless waves just moments ago, had started receding once it sensed that I was no longer in any immediate danger.The realisation sent a hot bolt of panic shooting straight to my br
I knew I wouldn’t be able to survive another onslaught of that, especially not at the dose Madeline had pumped the injection with.But nothing happened. In fact, as I tensed, Jasper’s eyes widened, and he let out a low moan that trailed off as he slumped, his body making a muffled thump when it cras
Layla’s POVEven in my sleep, I would’ve been able to recognize the sound of Hector’s gait, the pauses between them, and the length of his strides. How much so the sound of his voice, then?This was my immediate thought as I heard him call out, the sound of my name rolling off his tongue flooding m
Layla’s POVMy grandfather had barely finished speaking before Lea was growling inside me, her lips peeling back in the beginnings of a warning snarl as his words registered in my brain, making me grimace.For a moment it felt almost like something hard had lodged inside my throat, leaving me with a