Boy of Blood by Megan O'Russell

Author:Megan O'Russell
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Megan O'Russell

Chapter Seventeen

Shaking, Nola stepped forward, using every ounce of willpower she possessed to move toward the wolves.

“I’m—” She was speaking too softly. They would never be able to hear. “I’m Nola Kent!”

The man leaned forward, and Nola had the terrible feeling he was trying to catch her scent.

“Allory,” the man barked, and a woman stepped forward.

Even in the darkness, Nola recognized the woman. She was the outsider who had started the fight in the Amber Dome that morning.

“Is it her?” the man asked Allory.

Looking terrified of standing so close to the man, Allory took a step sideways, squinting at Nola.

“That’s her,” Allory said. “That is Nola Kent.”

The man smiled. “I didn’t think they would actually let the little butterfly out of her cage to play at night.”

“Well, I’m here.” Nola took a step forward. A hand reached out and grabbed her wrist, stopping her before she could step in front of Captain Ridgeway. She knew it was Jeremy without looking, the way his pinky draped over her palm. He didn’t want her to move away from him. She stepped to the side, closer to Jeremy and where she could properly see the pack in front of her. “What do you want from me?”

The man threw his head back and laughed. “You are better than I had hoped you would be, you wonderful little butterfly!”

The pack behind him rumbled into laughter, and the sound grew like a wave, which lapped back to the horde on the far side of the bridge, who began cheering and jeering.

“I said, what do you want!” Nola’s fear dissolved in the fury of her anger.

“What do we want?” the man repeated. “What do you think I want, little butterfly?”

“How would I know?” she said. “I don’t even know who you are.”

“Lucifer, at your service.” The man bowed deeply.

“I don’t believe you,” Nola said. “You know my name, why can’t I know yours?”

“Lucifer is what I am,” he smiled. “A fallen angel who brings darkness to all. What is a name meant to be if not a description of what we are?”

“Fine, Lucifer,” she spat the name, “what do you want from me?”

Get off the bridge. Get off the bridge and get back to the domes. Being locked in the bunker is better than being on this bridge with the wolves.

“We want what all of us want.” Lucifer raised both hands in the air, inciting cheers from the people behind him. He tipped his head to the side and sneered, looking like a rabid wolf that wanted nothing more than to bite. “We want food,” Lucifer growled. “We want medicine. We want our fair share of the riches you’ve got in the domes.”

“We don’t have riches.” Nola laughed loudly, though her heart still fought to burst out of her chest. “I don’t know why you think we do.”

“We don’t want gold and jewels, butterfly, we want food. And I know you have that.” Lucifer grabbed Allory under one arm, lifting her off her feet. “Allory here told us about your food.

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