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sure he had a proper grip. Hayden closed her eyes, her fingers lingering on Jax’s wrist.
A choked, shuddering gasp suddenly sounded and Hayden’s eyes snapped open, her hopes high as she looked at Jax. Maybe she hadn’t seen right. Maybe his neck hadn’t been entirely decapitated—
But it wasn’t Jax who was gasping for air.
Another wheeze sounded and Hayden stood up, snapping her neck around to search for the source. When her eyes fell on Tracer, her body grew rigid.
Slowly, she stalked toward her fallen Sire. Celeste’s venom made him indestructible. Nicolas’ bullet should have killed him instantly, but he still grasped for life.
Hayden stared down at the struggling man, feeling… nothing.
She crouched next to him, catching and holding his mismatched eyes. “You deserve to suffer,” she whispered. “You deserve every bit of pain that comes your way.”
Whether subconsciously or not, Hayden pressed her knife to his exposed throat. He grunted, too much in pain to form a coherent plead. She imagined him to be pleading if he could. He’d gotten this far without dying. Ironic she now held his life in her hands.
“You’ve ruined so many lives…” Hayden smiled without humor. “It’s only appropriate that you meet the same end. Don’t you think?”
As she pressed the knife further against his throat, a hand suddenly curled around her wrist, stopping her from cutting mercilessly into Tracer. It was strong and it was commanding.
“ No .”
Hayden blinked, taken aback at Tracer’s unexpected savior. She turned, staring into deep green eyes. Her hostility abruptly crumbled and turned into shock.
“This is not you, Hayden.” Cole tightened his hold on her wrist. “This is not vengeance, its cold-blooded murder.”
Her hand opened around the knife, letting it fall to the ground. “Cole.”
She lunged at him, embracing him tightly. He embraced her back just as fiercely, nuzzling her cheek fervently and brushing his lips across her jawline. Though he’d been the one held prisoner for days on end, it was Hayden who sunk into him and let him hold her.
She’d never known relief like this. It made her knees weak and her body limp. To have such a large and solid figure encasing her made her strength disintegrate.
“Endearing, really,” Nicolas praised somewhere outside the fog. “But we need to move. And quickly.”
Cole shifted and squeezed Hayden’s shoulder. “We can find our own way from here.”
“Now isn’t the time for dramatics,” Nicolas countered. “You can’t even stand on your own two feet, let alone defend yourself and your mate. You need my help.”
At the man’s proclamation, Hayden pulled away from Cole to properly look at him. Scars claimed the inside of his elbows, appearing like injection points from needles. Black and blue bruises lined his arms and his skin appeared pale and ashen.
“It’s time you held up your end of the deal.”
Nicolas was not speaking to Cole, but to her, Hayden realized.
Cole lifted his lip, revealing a sharp canine. His eyes dilated and appeared fevered and glazed. “What did you blackmail her with?”
It took Hayden a moment to reference Nicolas’ words. Earlier, he said he needed her to tame Cole and convince him to stay south for a few more days. She was supposed to be the mediator, someone who could persuade Cole to listen to his brother.
Nicolas claimed he wanted to show Cole their parents’ past.
“From what I’ve seen, she is more than capable of defending herself. Something as simple as blackmail would hardly deter her efforts.” The appraisal in both his tone and eyes were hard to miss and it riled Cole up even further.
But that was Nicolas’ aim.
Hayden never realized how difficult it would be to stand between two Alpha males.
“I don’t think this is the best place or time to discuss it.” Hayden intervened before Cole exploded. “We need to get out of here—”
And then chaos erupted. Again.
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A choked, shuddering gasp suddenly sounded and Hayden’s eyes snapped open, her hopes high as she looked at Jax. Maybe she hadn’t seen right. Maybe his neck hadn’t been entirely decapitated—
But it wasn’t Jax who was gasping for air.
Another wheeze sounded and Hayden stood up, snapping her neck around to search for the source. When her eyes fell on Tracer, her body grew rigid.
Slowly, she stalked toward her fallen Sire. Celeste’s venom made him indestructible. Nicolas’ bullet should have killed him instantly, but he still grasped for life.
Hayden stared down at the struggling man, feeling… nothing.
She crouched next to him, catching and holding his mismatched eyes. “You deserve to suffer,” she whispered. “You deserve every bit of pain that comes your way.”
Whether subconsciously or not, Hayden pressed her knife to his exposed throat. He grunted, too much in pain to form a coherent plead. She imagined him to be pleading if he could. He’d gotten this far without dying. Ironic she now held his life in her hands.
“You’ve ruined so many lives…” Hayden smiled without humor. “It’s only appropriate that you meet the same end. Don’t you think?”
As she pressed the knife further against his throat, a hand suddenly curled around her wrist, stopping her from cutting mercilessly into Tracer. It was strong and it was commanding.
“ No .”
Hayden blinked, taken aback at Tracer’s unexpected savior. She turned, staring into deep green eyes. Her hostility abruptly crumbled and turned into shock.
“This is not you, Hayden.” Cole tightened his hold on her wrist. “This is not vengeance, its cold-blooded murder.”
Her hand opened around the knife, letting it fall to the ground. “Cole.”
She lunged at him, embracing him tightly. He embraced her back just as fiercely, nuzzling her cheek fervently and brushing his lips across her jawline. Though he’d been the one held prisoner for days on end, it was Hayden who sunk into him and let him hold her.
She’d never known relief like this. It made her knees weak and her body limp. To have such a large and solid figure encasing her made her strength disintegrate.
“Endearing, really,” Nicolas praised somewhere outside the fog. “But we need to move. And quickly.”
Cole shifted and squeezed Hayden’s shoulder. “We can find our own way from here.”
“Now isn’t the time for dramatics,” Nicolas countered. “You can’t even stand on your own two feet, let alone defend yourself and your mate. You need my help.”
At the man’s proclamation, Hayden pulled away from Cole to properly look at him. Scars claimed the inside of his elbows, appearing like injection points from needles. Black and blue bruises lined his arms and his skin appeared pale and ashen.
“It’s time you held up your end of the deal.”
Nicolas was not speaking to Cole, but to her, Hayden realized.
Cole lifted his lip, revealing a sharp canine. His eyes dilated and appeared fevered and glazed. “What did you blackmail her with?”
It took Hayden a moment to reference Nicolas’ words. Earlier, he said he needed her to tame Cole and convince him to stay south for a few more days. She was supposed to be the mediator, someone who could persuade Cole to listen to his brother.
Nicolas claimed he wanted to show Cole their parents’ past.
“From what I’ve seen, she is more than capable of defending herself. Something as simple as blackmail would hardly deter her efforts.” The appraisal in both his tone and eyes were hard to miss and it riled Cole up even further.
But that was Nicolas’ aim.
Hayden never realized how difficult it would be to stand between two Alpha males.
“I don’t think this is the best place or time to discuss it.” Hayden intervened before Cole exploded. “We need to get out of here—”
And then chaos erupted. Again.
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