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I never saw the knife before it slammed into my stomach. The air sucked out of my lungs as my knees buckled.
She ripped the knife out. Before I could do a fucking thing, she buried the blade in my side, lodging it under my fucking ribcage. I gasped and my legs gave out.
I crashed hard to my knees, hands clawing for something to hold onto. Her fist connected hard with my jaw, but a hand in my hair kept me upright. I spit out blood and struggled to pull in hot air.
“Do you know what I’m going to do?” Sadie hissed. I groaned as she slowly withdrew the knife from my side. She dragged the bloodied blade up my chest, slicing my skin as she did. “I’m going to kill all of you.”
“You can fucking try,” I snarled. “But you’ll never take on the whole fucking pack.”
“I don’t need to take on the whole damn pack, pretty boy,” she replied. Crouching, she pressed the tip of the blade under my chin. Her face swam in my view, a wild blend of purple light and dark shadows. “I never intended to kill your whole fucking pack. Picking them off one by one… that’s just been fun. Call it a way to fucking torture you. But you Byrnes… you’re my real target. You’re the ultimate kill list.”
I frowned as she paused for the effect.
“You don’t know, do you?” The knife dug harder into my chin, enough to make me wince.
“Know what?” I demanded. Fuck it, I’d bite. The longer she monologued, the better chance I had of getting my ass out of this situation. Wasn’t fucking sure I could.
“About the curse on your family.” She laughed. “Time for a little history lesson, wolf boy. Thousands of years ago, my ancestors put a curse on your ancestors. If all the Byrnes in the last generation die, it kills all wolves. Just fucking picture that. Hundreds of thousands of wolves dropping dead around the entire fucking world all because you, your fucking brothers, and your cousins are dead.”
“No,” I coughed out. That couldn’t be true. I would’ve fucking known that.
“I don’t have to fight that fucking hard. I just have to kill the six of you and then your two cousins down south,” she reiterated. “And let’s face it, you’re the only one who will be any sort of fucking problem. Picking your brothers off will be a fucking breeze. I’ll tear them apart one by one. But not before I paint the walls of your childhood home with your mother’s brains. Mommy Wolf won’t have to watch all her sons die. I’ll make sure your brothers find her spread over every fucking room in that stupid little house of yours.
“And that pretty little wife of yours… I’ll slice her apart little-by-little. Bleed her out. Did you know that pesky little healing factor of yours makes for a fantastic torture tool? It means I can take my time with her and make her pay for how much of a pain in the ass you’ve been.”
“You leave my wife alone,” I snarled. As I tried to move forward, that knife in my throat came dangerously close to cutting through my skin. She trailed the sharp tip down my neck.
“Now, now.” She clicked her tongue. “Your threats are fucking empty, Killian Byrne, because I’m going to kill you first.”
Chapter 114
Genevieve
Icouldn’t breathe.
I couldn’t see through the tears.
I wasn’t even sure my own heart was beating.
The singular thought in my mind was that Killian was dead.
He’d run into the fire.
He’d run straight toward the hunter shooting at him.
“You need to fucking breathe, love,” Lane ordered angrily. Reaching across the console, he planted a hand to my chest. “Jesus fuck, your heart is racing. Woman, you need to fucking breathe.”
“I can’t…” I gasped out. I was thrown against the windows as the car took a turn too sharp.
“You can, and you fucking will,” he snapped. “You’re not dying in my fucking car. Just hold on tight. We’re almost fucking home.”
I still didn’t understand why we were going home. I didn’t understand the plan. Lane had separated the Byrnes: half at the house and half in the car behind us. He drove like a madman to our home.
But he wouldn’t tell me why. Nor did he tell Nolan and Declan. He just ordered them into a car with directions to keep up.
“Why did you let him go?” I asked. “Why—”
“You should fucking know there’s no stopping Killian when he has a plan,” Lane cut me off. His jaw clenched tight. “I’m not about to let his dumbass die. Not if I can do something about it.”
