Captivated (Hybrid Lovers Book 1) by Toya Richardson

Author:Toya Richardson [Richardson, Toya]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-05-06T16:00:00+00:00

Salvatore

Luca and I reached the roof of Angelina’s building minutes before she parked her car. Something didn’t feel right. A sense of dread and death filled the air. Demons.

“We need to get to her apartment now. I don’t like the atmosphere.” I growled the words out.

We entered the building from a door which had access to the roof. As soon as we stood outside her apartment, we could smell it. Death. Carnage. Blood. Viktor had definitely been there. His signature scent hung heavy in the air. We opened the door with caution, shutting it quickly behind us. For centuries we’d fought demons and witnessed their bloody handiwork. But nothing, nothing, prepared us for the sight in the lounge and Cassie’s bedroom.

What was left of Cassie’s fiancé was spread across the floor of the lounge. There was blood spatter coating the entire room and ceiling. Pieces of flesh and bone littered the floor. Luca gagged, and I placed my hand over my nose and mouth. The smell was overpowering. We’d lived through plague, famine, and wars. This though, was horrific. I knew what we were about to discover in the bedroom would be much worse… and it was. Cassie’s body was tied to the bed in a spread-eagled position.

The smell of sex hung in the air. The fucking bastard had raped her. Savagely. That wasn’t the worst of it, though. He’d skinned her… alive. Cassie’s bed was saturated with her blood. We could sense the residue of victims’ deaths, their last minutes on this Earth. The sound of Cassie’s and Jake’s pleas and screams reverberated in the air around us.

“I’ll call Dad immediately. He’ll have to send a team to eradicate this carnage. We can’t allow Angelina to see this. We must keep our thoughts closed off from her.”

The horror in Luca’s voice was unmistakable. Our parents would make it appear to be a home invasion gone wrong. Unfortunately, this had to be done with more frequency in recent years. Using the angel powers given to Hybrids, we could recreate the images of the bodies to look as though they were still in one piece.

I’d warned Angelina not to go in, but I could sense her presence. She was already in the apartment. Fuck. In our horror of this discovery, we’d forgotten to keep her away. A loud wail came from her.

“Cassie. Jake… Oh, God! What… what’s happened here?” She began running for Cassie’s room.

“Luca, get to her and put her to sleep. She can’t be allowed to see this.”

Too late, my brother headed for the hall. Angelina pushed the door wide. Her eyes bulged in her head when she took in the sight of Cassie’s prone form on the bed. Her mouth opened in a silent scream. Luca grabbed her to him and put her to sleep.

“Jesus Christ. How will she get over this, Sal?”

I knew we could wipe her mind temporarily. The mind wipe would wear off as soon as we completed the mating ceremony. No, neither of us would be able to live with the guilt of lying to our mate.

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