Sinner: A Dark Secret Society Reverse Harem (Empire Book 3) by Sheridan Anne

Author:Sheridan Anne [Anne, Sheridan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2023-07-24T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 18

OAKLEY

“It’s going to be okay,” I tell Easton, watching the fire blasting through his dark eyes, terrified of what that sick bastard could be doing to Venom. “If anything, they’ll use her against you for leverage.”

“For what? They don’t need me for anything. There’s no value in keeping me or Venom alive,” he grunts, thrashing against the chains, desperate to get free, which only sends him into waves of agony from his broken ribs.

“They could use her to get you to lure Zade to them. There’s a million things they could use her for, and if anything, Santos is just going to use her to bait you, but it doesn’t matter,” I tell him, trying to keep him calm, “because you’re going to get her back, and when you do, you will slit his throat and take every last ounce of power he thinks he possesses and finally put this shit to rest. You hear me, Easton? We can do this. We just need to get out of these fucking chains.”

Easton blows his cheeks out and nods before hanging his head, needing a moment to remember who the fuck he is.

“You need to have faith,” I whisper into the darkened room, my arms and shoulders aching from being suspended from these chains. “If something happened to her, you would feel it. You’d know, and besides, you and I both know the boys are coming for us. Zade isn’t going to let me slip through his fingers this close to the finish line, but you can be sure he’ll never let you try to take me back to your place again.”

“Really?” Easton grunts. “You’ve got jokes right now?”

“Either you laugh at my stupid jokes or I’m going to start crying, and I promise you, it’s not the cute damsel in distress cry, this is going to be the ugly, snotty cry that’ll have you rethinking every decision you’ve ever made.”

“Okay,” he says, hopefully realizing just how on edge I really am. “Your jokes are hilarious, and as always, your timing is impeccable.”

“I know,” I whisper, taking slow, deep breaths as my gaze lowers down his strong body, hating the cuts and bruises that mar his perfect skin. “How are you feeling?”

“Nothing I haven’t handled before.”

A small smile pulls at the corner of my lips, knowing damn well he’s avoiding answering the question properly. “That’s a shitty response and you know it.”

“Pretty,” he murmurs, his gaze softening. “You look at me like I’m your fucking hero. I’m not about to admit that I’m in so much pain I feel like screaming like a little bitch. I need you to have faith in me, Oakley. I need you to believe that I can pull off the impossible and get us out of here, and if you’re too busy worrying about my injuries and how they’re going to hold me back, then you’re going to doubt me, and that’s going to kill me quicker than any of these bastards could.”

I nod, understanding exactly where he’s coming from.

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