Forever in Darkness (novella) (Order of the Blade #4) by Rowe Stephanie

Author:Rowe, Stephanie [Rowe, Stephanie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2012-07-18T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIX

Disappointment surged through Alice at the haunted expression on Ian's face. How was it possible that what had just happened between them hadn't meant anything? How had it not connected them? It had to mean something! It had been so incredible.

She knew Ian was her chance. Her opportunity. He was the one person who had been able to get past the chains that held her down and unleash at least a little bit of who she wasn't supposed to be. How could that not be real?

But there was no mistaking the fact there was no mark on her arm.

She wasn't his soul mate, and without that, there wouldn't have been enough between them to harness the power trying to destroy her. Defeat filled her heart. "Ian—"

The door behind him exploded off the hinges, the steel door careening right toward them. She yelped, but there was no time to evade it—

Moving faster than she could even register, Ian tackled her, dragging her to the side and out of the path of the door as it crashed into the wall he'd just made love to her against. He spun them out of the way, using his body to shield her as the splintered debris from the doorframe showered them. Alice ducked her head against him, then gasped when she saw a huge, shadowed male figure burst through the door. Before she could even shout a warning, he swung at Ian, a massive glowing claw aiming right for his neck—

Ian ducked a split second before it reached him, and he shoved Alice away as he spun to face the intruder. The male's eyes were glowing green, and he was tremendous in size, so much bigger than she'd last seen him. His pale blue oxford shirt was streaked with grease, his dress pants were torn, and dirt was caked on his jaw. "Flynn!" she shouted. "It's me! Don't attack—"

"Bitch," Flynn sneered, and he lunged for her.

Ian leapt in front of Flynn, blocking his path toward Alice. She jumped out of the way as the two males engaged, massive muscled bodies crashing against each other. "Dammit, Flynn! Don't do this! I need you!" She lunged toward them to stop them, and suddenly she was jerked backward.

She spun around to see James behind her. "Why—"

"Are you a fool? Run! He's going to kill you!" James grabbed her and pushed her toward the doorway to the main bar. "Go!"

Alice hesitated, and then she saw Flynn rear back to attack Ian. His eyes were blazing with such fierce hatred that it felt like a knife had been plunged into her heart. He was lost. Flynn was lost, and it was her fault. And worse yet, without him, her last hope died, now that she knew there wasn't enough with Ian. "Dammit," she whispered. "I can't fail this time. I owe her—"

Then she saw a glowing green disc slicing through the air, right at her. She yelped and dove for the door, but Flynn's disc cut across her belly, ripping open her skin.

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