Chapter 126
My stomach turned like I was free falling from a mountain with no safety net and the air in my lungs felt thin and useless.
At least my head was clear but the amount of biting and snarky thoughts that were spinning around up there was crazy. It felt like I hadn’t had a chance to stop and think and piece everything together but now that I did I found myself pissed off at every single person around me.
Gabe’s eyes softened and his lips fell in a pout but I was mad at him too, for the jokes and the pain and…and I don’t know, for everything.
“Hazel I was joking, she just didn’t want to blow her cover. She’d heard from Nora that Darian was taken and when the Council hired the Bells she asked to be one of them so she could help,” Gabe walked closer and his eyes softened but before he could come too close, Darian moved in and stood between us.
Possessive bastard. He turned to face me and reached out for my hand but I pulled it back and stepped aside. His eyes hardened for a second and his jaw relaxed but at least he didn’t hide what he was feeling.
“Nate knows where they’re keeping Kiera. We have to grab her and go,” he ordered and dropped his hand.
“Who the fuck is Nate?” I asked and raised my arms as I took a step back. They were talking, I heard their voices but it sounded like a furious buzzing because they clearly knew more shit than I did and they’d been keeping me out of the loop on purpose.
“I- I’m-i’m Nate,” the undead former member of the Royal Guard said and did a little wave with his hand.
“Then you four go, get Kiera, and then leave. I’m finding my way back on my own because I don’t want to be a part of this anymore. You knew that Nate was alive and well and that he was here, didn’t you?” I said and got up in Gabe’s face. Darian put a hand on my shoulder but I shook it off and looked at Gabe, “Didn’t you!?” I repeated.
Hit bit down on his tongue and raised his arms in the air.
“I’m sorry, I couldn’t tell you before we came in case-”
“In case I chose not to and then Zade wouldn’t have been preoccupied with me, right?” The pieces were falling into place.
“You weren’t bate if that’s what you’re thinking,” Gabe said angrily, his voice rose to match mine and his brows furrowed as he narrowed his dark eyes.
“Of course I was! While you were getting a lap dance, I had a demon pressed up against me so that the none-dead-Nate could break Darian out, and then Abby could help you away from the other Council members, that’s what happened right?” I said and looked between them. I knew I was right, they didn’t have to confirm it I just needed them to not lie in my face.
“You’re not entirely wrong but that’s not why we needed you to come!” Gabe’s frustration rose rapidly.
“There’s that god damn we word again! The we that I’m not a part of, the we that you had behind your back this entire time while I’ve never felt more alone in my life-” I threw my hands in the air and sighed while I forced back the tears, “-well I’ve done my part so get the fuck out of my face now please,”
“That’s not true, Hazel, and just because you didn’t see them doesn’t mean that they weren’t behind you too! Not that you would’ve them because I stood there the entire time, ready to kill any fucker who tried anything,” Gabe’s voice filled the room, the echoes bounced against the wall and Abby closed the door behind her when she walked inside.
“You weren’t in this room,” my voice broke and I cursed myself.
“And I will have to live with that for the rest of my life but I never would’ve let you go with him if I wasn’t sure that you were safe. You weren’t the decoy or bate, that’s not why I told you to come,”
“Then why?!”
“Because I wouldn’t have been strong enough to break out without you here,” Darian said behind me.
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The Alpha’s Hunt
