Chapter 40

KAI

I looked down at Jaime, his face bloodied and swollen, barely recognizable beneath the bruises. My fists still ached from the blows, and the adrenaline was making me feel dizzy, but I wasn’t done. I needed to make sure the bastard was still alive. I kicked him in the ribs, hard enough to get a response, but he didn’t move. His body just lay there, limp and unresponsive. The anger that had fueled me moments ago began to fade, replaced by a growing sense of unease. What had I done?

I hoped I did not kill him. I sure hated him for everything, but I did not want to kill my cousin. I resented him but that not much that I would be willing to have his blood on my hands. My head spun, the alcohol I’d downed earlier mixing with the guilt, making it hard to think straight.

I wanted to go after Alina. I wanted to know how she was, if he had hurt her, but I knew the last person she would want to meet right now was me. I thought of who I could send to meet her. Maybe my sisters, but I neede