Chapter 133

Hunter

The ceremony is chaos. Despite so many of the guests fleeing, many are injured. I frantically search for Pax, my eyes settling on his limp form at the bottom of the cannon. Fuck, I jump down after him because that’s what he would do for me. I find his body laying at an odd angle thankfully he didn’t fall the entire way to the bottom or I may not have found him through the darkness. His head is caked in blood, a deep gash oozing down his face. His arms and body are covered in cuts, some so deep that bone is visible. He is also out cold.

“Wake up, you fucker!” I growl at him, slapping his face with a force that makes his nose crinkle and groan. Good, he’s awake. “I don’t have time to deal with your useless ass right now. Just hold on to my back and try not to weigh me down.” I grunt as he complies. The screams from above echo in my ears as I desperately search for a way out. The cannon is deep, but as I look down, seeing nothing but darkness, I suspect where it will lead.

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