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I slammed my elbow back, but right as I connected with his chest, a shocking, sharp pain ripped through my chest.
He released me, and I was faintly aware of the guys shouting and of the door slamming closed behind me, but it felt like I was trapped in an echo chamber, everything sounding too loud and echoing.
I glanced down where the pain was pulsing and saw the fucker had stabbed me in the fucking chest.
I began to fall, but I was caught in Paxton’s strong arms.
“Princess,” he breathed, brushing a kiss against my forehead. Cain was there then, standing right in front of me, his fingertips dancing across my face.
“Little Devil, we really need to find a new way for you to get an adrenaline rush. Might I suggest a St. Andrew’s cross?”
I tried to open my mouth to respond, and Remington and Stellan appeared right behind Cain, twin worried looks on their pretty faces.
Ice was spreading through my veins…and I was feeling so heavy all of a sudden…
Then everything faded away.
Chapter28
Cain
Aurora wove in and out of consciousness as I settled into the backseat of the car with her. Her head lolled against my shoulder.
“Get her to my father’s house,” I told Remington. “I’ll have the physician meet us there.”
We couldn’t exactly go to the emergency room. I didn’t trust anyone with Aurora. The Demon’s daughter. So many people saw her as the enemy—what if the police saw her as the enemy instead of the victim?
She murmured something. She pushed against my arm, fighting to sit up, and she winced as if the movement hurt.
“Shut up, save your strength,” I told her.
She whispered something. I hoped like fuck she wasn’t trying to say sweet last words to me. “What?”
She tried again, her voice ragged. “Fucking asshole.”
I laughed. “That’s my girl. I’ll spank your ass for it later, of course.”
But blood was pumping steadily out of the wound, and there might not be a later.
“He’s the one who took Sophia,” she managed.
“He’ll be dead soon,” I promised. “Like anyone else who tries to fuck with my girl.”
I dared a glance at Stellan beside me, who seemed too intent on Aurora to take that as a threat.
He reached out and took her hand. She squeezed his fingers, and she blinked heavily, her gaze finding his. “He said he buried Sophia….”
Every word seemed to take her enormous effort. Then she started to cough, blood trickling from the corner of her mouth.
Stellan’s posture had gone rigid, every bit of him intent on Aurora. He wanted to know so badly.
“It’s okay,” he said. “It’s okay. Don’t try to talk if it hurts.”
She swallowed heavily, coughed again.
“He buried her under your porch,” she managed in a rush. “At least you can know that. Your mom can know where she’s sleeping now. You can bury her properly.”
“Aurora, don’t talk like that,” Stellan said. He leaned over her, his face crumpling as he leaned over her. He blinked hard, trying to hold back tears, shame coloring his cheeks when the rest of us were so close. “Don’t leave me too. I need you, Aurora. Delilah. Please.”
