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“Zagreus.”
I don’t think I’ve heard of him. I’m about to ask him what he does he is when someone dressed in black blows through the front door so fast that it slams against the wall. Blond hair flies around his face and his white-blue eyes sparkle with fury.
“I will fucking kill you, Acid!” Lorenzo roars at the top of his lungs. “I will rip off your balls and make you eat them. I will tear your flesh from your bones and feed you to the Coldlake fucking catfish.”
I take a sharp, grateful breath at the sight of Lorenzo, angrier than I’ve ever seen him but all in one piece. I blink rapidly, tears of gratitude and relief swimming in my eyes.
He’s alive.
He’s alive.
Salvatore comes through the door behind him, also dressed in black. He’s holding an assault rifle and his expression is murderous. The two of them both search me with their eyes, and I manage a smile for them.
I’m okay.
You’re both okay, too.
This nightmare is finally over.
“Cassius and Vinicius—”
Salvatore speaks quickly. “They’re fine, baby. They’re looking after someone for us. Hold tight, we’re going to get you out of here in just a moment.”
I can’t do much more than hold tight while I’m still tied up. Lorenzo stares at the ropes on my body and then turns to Thane. “Are you fucking kidding me?”
Thane folds his arms and shrugs. His cat-like eyes almost seem amused.
Salvatore frowns at the ropes. “Is that shibari?”
“Yes,” Lorenzo hisses.
“What’s shibari?” I ask, and then immediately wish I hadn’t. Acid starts to laugh and then smothers it with a hand over his mouth. I can tell he’s still grinning, though.
Lorenzo reaches inside his jacket and then growls in frustration as he realizes he doesn’t have his knife anymore. He threw it into the canal the night he first kissed me. “Someone give me a blade.Now.”
Thane produces his small knife again and steps toward me. “I’ll do it.”
“You’re not going near her.” Lorenzo snatches the blade from him. He turns his back on Acid and Thane and comes over to me. Instead of getting to work on the ropes, he wraps his arms around me and presses his forehead against mine, eyes closed. His breathing is harsh and uneven and his whole body is rigid.
“Are you all right, princess?” he asks in a tight whisper, not opening his eyes.
“I’m fine. Nothing happened to me. What happened to you? I was so afraid.”
“I’ll explain later.” Lorenzo pulls back and stares at the ropes crisscrossing my body, rage filling his expression. He works quickly and carefully with the blade, cutting through the knots and loops.
“What’s shibari?”
“Japanese rope bondage,” he says through his teeth.
My face flames. Don’t look at Thane. Don’t look at Thane.
I can’t help myself. I shoot a glare at him over Lorenzo’s shoulder and there’s a faint smirk on his lips as he watches his tattered ropes fall around my feet.
As soon as my arms are free, I throw them around Lorenzo. He holds me, his grip fierce as he murmurs in my ear, “Give Salvatore and me one minute, and then we’re getting you out of this hellhole.”
I feel Salvatore’s hand on the nape of my neck as Lorenzo pulls away. I fling my arms around him and he squeezes me against his chest and kisses my mouth. When I pull away from him, his eyes are alarmingly hollow.
“Are you all right?” I ask, touching his cheek.
