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Jacob's team, and Kane covered Sarah with his arms as he blocked a dagger hurtling toward her head. "Get her out of here!" Ryland shouted as he spun to engage.
"Jacob!" Sarah tore herself out of Kane's arms with unexpected strength. Kane grabbed for her, missing her as she raced across the manicured lawn and fell beside her brother. Tears streamed down her cheeks as she collapsed beside him, twisting at Kane's gut. Shit. It was his fault. He'd done that. He'd caused it. Seeing Sarah's grief suddenly made the "sacrifice one to save many" feel like a philosophy he could no longer stand behind.
"Jacob," she sobbed, taking her brother's hand and pressing it to her heart.
Kane had to look away, his own chest tightening as her grief filled him. It made him think of Dante, of the lives he'd taken in the name of duty, of the tears that had been shed when the Order had finished doing what they had to do.
One of the rogues saw Sarah and hurled his spear at her. "Sarah!" Kane shouted in warning as he tried to dematerialize to get to her before the weapon did.
Sarah didn't even look up, she was so intent on her brother's state, and Kane's body tingled but nothing happened. Too drained? Now? What the hell? "Come on! " He summoned every last ounce of strength he had and teleported himself. He materialized right beside Sarah a split second before the spear would have hit her. The spear plunged deep into his chest, piercing his heart, and he swore as he went down beside her.
The pain was brutal, and he felt the last of his reserves rush to protect his heart from the injury.
"Get out of here," Ryland yelled again. "Now!"
Kane rolled onto his side as Ryland blocked a steel arrow headed toward Sarah, quickly assessing the situation. Even though Jacob was down, his team hadn't abandoned the battle. If anything, they were even more aggressive now, as if they realized this was their last chance at Sarah because they couldn't track her without Jacob. The Order had formed a ring of protection around Kane and Sarah, but there were too many attackers, coming too fast, with the one goal of getting to Sarah. Shit. They were out of time.
"Sarah," he growled, as he yanked the spear out of his chest "Take my hand."
She looked over at him, and he was stunned by the absolute devastation in her eyes. The anguish, the loss, the betrayal. Kane. My brother...he's dying. There was so much vulnerability and fear in her voice that he was overwhelmed with a need to protect her, to relieve her pain. Then, as he watched, her eyes rolled back in her head and she collapsed.
"Sarah!" Kane lunged for her as three Calydons broke through the ring of protection and charged toward them. Three others disappeared from sight on the outside of the circle, and he knew they were going to teleport inside, directly to Sarah. His fingers closed over hers as a Calydon appeared beside her, already lowering his battle axe toward her head.
The instant Kane felt her fingers against his, he called up all his power to teleport them again. It surged through both of them like an electrical shock, and he felt his body disintegrate as the blade came down toward Sarah's head.
There was a loud crack, and then they were gone.
* * *
Sarah was falling, falling, falling. It was dark. The pain was so intense. And her soul was like the blackest doom, a cavern of hopelessness welling up inside her. Tears bled from her heart, her mind filled with all the images that had tormented her for so long: her baby, her beautiful baby, taken down by the man she'd loved. Her parents, covered in blood, tossed aside by the man she'd given her heart to.
She felt that same despair and grief that she'd felt as she crawled across the wooden floor toward the door, trying to escape from the man she'd trusted with everything that was important to her. The feel of the cool metal doorknob sliding through her fingers as he grabbed her ankle and dragged her back toward him.
Again, she was staring into those red
"Jacob!" Sarah tore herself out of Kane's arms with unexpected strength. Kane grabbed for her, missing her as she raced across the manicured lawn and fell beside her brother. Tears streamed down her cheeks as she collapsed beside him, twisting at Kane's gut. Shit. It was his fault. He'd done that. He'd caused it. Seeing Sarah's grief suddenly made the "sacrifice one to save many" feel like a philosophy he could no longer stand behind.
"Jacob," she sobbed, taking her brother's hand and pressing it to her heart.
Kane had to look away, his own chest tightening as her grief filled him. It made him think of Dante, of the lives he'd taken in the name of duty, of the tears that had been shed when the Order had finished doing what they had to do.
One of the rogues saw Sarah and hurled his spear at her. "Sarah!" Kane shouted in warning as he tried to dematerialize to get to her before the weapon did.
Sarah didn't even look up, she was so intent on her brother's state, and Kane's body tingled but nothing happened. Too drained? Now? What the hell? "Come on! " He summoned every last ounce of strength he had and teleported himself. He materialized right beside Sarah a split second before the spear would have hit her. The spear plunged deep into his chest, piercing his heart, and he swore as he went down beside her.
The pain was brutal, and he felt the last of his reserves rush to protect his heart from the injury.
"Get out of here," Ryland yelled again. "Now!"
Kane rolled onto his side as Ryland blocked a steel arrow headed toward Sarah, quickly assessing the situation. Even though Jacob was down, his team hadn't abandoned the battle. If anything, they were even more aggressive now, as if they realized this was their last chance at Sarah because they couldn't track her without Jacob. The Order had formed a ring of protection around Kane and Sarah, but there were too many attackers, coming too fast, with the one goal of getting to Sarah. Shit. They were out of time.
"Sarah," he growled, as he yanked the spear out of his chest "Take my hand."
She looked over at him, and he was stunned by the absolute devastation in her eyes. The anguish, the loss, the betrayal. Kane. My brother...he's dying. There was so much vulnerability and fear in her voice that he was overwhelmed with a need to protect her, to relieve her pain. Then, as he watched, her eyes rolled back in her head and she collapsed.
"Sarah!" Kane lunged for her as three Calydons broke through the ring of protection and charged toward them. Three others disappeared from sight on the outside of the circle, and he knew they were going to teleport inside, directly to Sarah. His fingers closed over hers as a Calydon appeared beside her, already lowering his battle axe toward her head.
The instant Kane felt her fingers against his, he called up all his power to teleport them again. It surged through both of them like an electrical shock, and he felt his body disintegrate as the blade came down toward Sarah's head.
There was a loud crack, and then they were gone.
* * *
Sarah was falling, falling, falling. It was dark. The pain was so intense. And her soul was like the blackest doom, a cavern of hopelessness welling up inside her. Tears bled from her heart, her mind filled with all the images that had tormented her for so long: her baby, her beautiful baby, taken down by the man she'd loved. Her parents, covered in blood, tossed aside by the man she'd given her heart to.
She felt that same despair and grief that she'd felt as she crawled across the wooden floor toward the door, trying to escape from the man she'd trusted with everything that was important to her. The feel of the cool metal doorknob sliding through her fingers as he grabbed her ankle and dragged her back toward him.
Again, she was staring into those red
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