The Misery of Shadows by Lily Wildhart

Author:Lily Wildhart [Wildhart, Lily]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bright Lights Publishing
Published: 2023-08-30T22:00:00+00:00

It didn’t take me long to put myself back together. Fates knows I’ve had enough practice. Maddie gave Archer a sedative before Creek, Kain, Roman and I brought him back to the manor. He’s now in the basement, nice and secure while I sit in the sitting room daydreaming about how to torture him. Torture isn’t usually my thing, but Archer needs to die. Slowly. Painfully. Begging for his death.

“Are you sure it’s okay?” I hear Creek’s voice filter through, and I notice him talking to Olivia.

“Of course. I get that with Astrid being around, things aren’t as…simple as they would be usually,” Olivia tells him with a sad smile. “I swear it’s fine. I have no doubt we’ll be safe. No one even really knows who we are.”

“We’ll put you up in a hotel. I’ll drive you myself and get you settled in,” Kain tells her softly, his gaze darting to me. “We won’t risk you, even if you think it’s fine. I’ll have people stationed at the hotel just in case.”

“Thank you. I’ll go get some stuff packed. I won’t be long.” She turns and leaves the room when they nod in acknowledgement. I flip the throwing dagger in my hand absentmindedly.

I don’t remember the last time I felt so bloodthirsty.

Archer has taken so much from me, for nothing. For some skewed ideal of how the world should be. But his comment about it not ending with him is eating at me. I know the rogues ran, but if they were following Archer, then who is in this that has slipped from our notice?

Or is he just fucking with me?

I questioned Bauer about it before we left, but he had no idea. Which was obviously a big help. I roll my eyes at my own thoughts.

I’ve been trying not to think about the fact that my mom is at the house with my brothers, Maddie, and Nate. She told me to go earlier, once Archer started to stir, said we’d catch up. But I saw the look on her face. She doesn’t have much time, but she’s with my brothers instead of me. Just like Dad. I guess disappointing both of my parents isn’t a big stretch considering everything. I know she knew about Roman and Kain, but I guess loving all of them, all at once, isn’t something she approves of.

I shake away the thoughts, nothing but skepticism, as Roman kneels in front of me. “You okay there, Princess?”

He rubs circles on my thighs with his thumbs, his big hands spanning them easily. His heat penetrates the numbness of my body and I look into his silver eyes. They’re glowing faintly, the emotion of the day obviously has his wolf on edge. I don’t blame him. I’d want to climb out of my skin today if I could.

“Are you okay?” I ask him instead. I don’t want to talk about me. I don’t even want to think about my own shit right now.

“I’ll survive,” he says, looking me over.

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