Of Gods and Pain (The Curse of Gods Book 2) by Dakota Monroe

Author:Dakota Monroe [Monroe, Dakota]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2024-02-28T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

Emrys

Blood pools around my fingers as I slowly bite off the nails and skin. There is nothing that could calm me down right now.

Nothing.

The snap of awareness coming from Nell jolted Cas and me awake. We didn’t get one second to process what was happening before Xamira bolted out of the glass door, jumping over the balcony and shifting into her panther mid-air. It was an extraordinarily beautiful sight, and any other time I may have stopped to appreciate the stunning creature…but instead, I screamed after her as she flew over the Sunsor mountains faster than I’ve ever seen anything move.

I had looked over to Casmir for answers, though he was just as shocked as I was; his eyes met mine, and it was like swimming through the darkest parts of a forest during a storm. We silently concluded that there was only one reason for Xamira to leave the way she did, without even acknowledging us first: Nell. She must be going after Nell…

The fucking bond connected for moments, and Nell must have reached out to the sorid for help. She was smart to not include Cas or I. Especially me, though. I’m having a horrendously difficult time confining myself to this room. I know it would be a horrible decision to leave, but my instincts are raging. They’re pounding against every fiber of reasonable thought I have, begging me to find her. For her to call Xamira when she’s made us each promise not to come for her? Something insanely dangerous must be happening.

I can’t feel either of the females. I’m trying to remind myself that there’s likely a good reason for it, but that doesn’t stop the intrusion of voices telling me they’re dead. They can’t be gone, though…we would feel it. Right? That has to be right; I don’t give a fuck that we haven’t completed the bonding ceremony yet. I would know if my soul bond wasn’t alive.

And if that is what’s happened, I no longer have a tether to this world. There is nothing keeping me here instead of storming to Ceross and tearing that sadistic fuck apart piece by piece. He wouldn’t have Nell’s magic anymore, so I could easily overpower him. Knowing how cruel he is, I’m not sure anyone there would stop me, either.

I hold on to that: either I get her back, or I go after her once I take care of the false god.

My thumb pinches, and I wince at the fresh wound I caused myself in trying to stay grounded. Casmir sits on the bed with his hands resting on his thighs, clenching his head tightly. I can see how badly he’s shaking and let out a deep sigh. I need to be a better friend.

I walk over to sit next to him and wrap an arm around his hunched shoulders. I don’t say anything, because I’m not sure what to say. I have no clue if it will be okay, and lying to comfort him seems like the wrong thing to do right now.

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