Monsters Above (The Creatures We Crave Book 3) by R.L. Caulder

Author:R.L. Caulder [Caulder, R.L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: White Rabbit Publishing
Published: 2023-08-28T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 14

KYLO

The moment her eyes opened, displaying that beautiful purple I knew I would never grow tired of seeing, Ariel backed off, giving us the space to rush in and be with her. I was thankful she had the foresight to back away, because for as polite as I considered myself, I wasn’t above shoving her out of the way to get to my mate after sitting here for hours watching her unconscious body.

Knowing there was nothing we could do was agony unlike any I’d ever experienced before. We’d tried everything with our powers to connect to her or feel her soul, but there was an impenetrable shield around her, preventing us from reaching her.

Lucien reached her first and laid his hand on her cheek before lowering his forehead to rest on hers. “Angel, don’t you ever scare me like that again. I thought I was going to have to wage war against the heavens themself.”

He wasn’t kidding. I was pretty sure we were only a few short hours away from Lucien losing his absolute mind and trying to fight anyone he came across to get answers.

A coy smile tugged at Alexandra’s lips as she murmured, grogginess making her words sound a bit rough, “Always so bloodthirsty.”

Hearing her joke lightened the energy of the room. It felt like a vacuum had been released. It was as if every breath we took was stolen and condensed into one single bubble as we waited to see if she would wake up and be okay. As it popped with her words, the relief flowing between us was both immense and palpable.

My shoulders sagged as Elwin clapped his hand on my back and rubbed lightly. As my eyes fell closed, I forced myself to take deep, steadying breaths to try to calm my erratic pulse. I’d tried so hard to keep my cool during the tense period of waiting, to show that I had unwavering faith that everything would be okay. But inside, I was a ticking time bomb. Now that I could see that she really was okay, all of my fears that I was suppressing rushed through me in a churning current.

Fuck, she was really okay. She was back with us.

“Ky?”

My eyes snapped back open at the sound of her soft question, and I watched as Lucien helped her sit up. I reached for her back too, helping hold her up as she reached for me. As the warmth from her palms settled against my chest and we gazed into each other's eyes, I allowed my vulnerability a moment out in the open.

“You scared me, darling,” I whispered, searching her face and eyes for any sign of a lingering problem or pain. “I have never felt so helpless and weak as I did over the past few hours.”

Her eyes widened as a soft breath escaped her in a rush. “I was out for hours? It only felt like maybe thirty minutes to me. Shit, I’m sorry, Ky. I’m sure that was really concerning.

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