Ransomed to the World by Stacey Brutger

Author:Stacey Brutger [Brutger, Stacey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-01-20T18:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eighteen

Annora followed Xander as they dodged the troops patrolling outside the city grounds. There were twice as many guards as there were when they first escaped an hour ago, and she wondered if using her powers so close to the wall had somehow triggered an alarm.

“Xander…” She was at a loss about how to apologize for what happened. She tried to kill his mother. She would’ve killed her if Isla hadn’t taken her head first. “I—”

“Stop.” He grabbed the back of her neck and pulled her close. “If I’d had the chance to kill your uncle, I wouldn’t have hesitated. My mother was no different.”

Her mind stalled at the comparison, and she shifted to what really bothered her. “Why would you allow her to take your wings?”

She didn’t understand why he turned himself over, knowing what would happen. When he didn’t answer, her stomach turned sour. “Please don’t fucking tell me you were trying to protect me!”

“If I didn’t turn myself over, they would’ve had the whole team taken into custody.” He cast her an indecipherable look at her over his shoulder. “Imprisonment would have been the least of our worries then.”

“Why didn’t you say something sooner? We could’ve—”

“There is only one way to get on the island.” Xander pulled her behind a tree when a few soldiers passed close, holding her with an arm around her waist and his other hand over her mouth, and she barely resisted the urge to pull them into the afterworld to hide.

The only obstacle was that she couldn’t be sure whether they could sense phantoms and dark matter.

After a minute of silence, Xander nudged her forward, and they were on the move again. “I didn’t tell you or the others because I knew you’d make me stay behind. The thought of losing you made losing my wings a small price to pay.”

Annora wanted to argue and rage at him, but she kept her mouth shut.

Especially since she would’ve made the same choice.

As they neared the city, Xander swooped down and plucked her off the ground and into his arms, ready to leap over the walls, when Camden emerged from the darkness. Relief brightened his green eyes when he spotted them, then he gave a short hand signal to follow.

The rest of the guys were hidden by a ledge near the bluff.

Mason was pacing back and forth, his size making the narrow path seem even smaller. He’d bulked up, as if preparing for war, and Prem was pacing opposite him, turning with the troll, until they were marching in sync.

The moment she stepped onto the path, they both halted. Mason had his back toward her. He inhaled deeply, then whirled and stormed toward her. His hair swirled around him, defying gravity. His expression was thunderous, and a muscle ticked along his jaw.

When he got to her, he bent nearly in half to shove his face into hers, anger radiating from him until she half suspected her hair was blowing straight back from his roar.

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