“You can’t ask me to do that,” Luca growled.
“It has to be you.” Abby stepped closer to the male, reaching out to place her small hand on his chest. “It’s the only way.”
“Dracca, don’t ask this of me.” He covered her hand with his own, holding it against his heart. “I just got you back. You don’t even know if he’ll let you return.”
Lynk shuffled a little closer, his brow furrowed as he tried to make sense of what he was hearing. It sounded like Abby wanted to leave, and she intended to do so alone. Clearly, Luca wasn’t happy about it, and given everything they’d been through to rescue her the first time she’d disappeared, Lynk didn’t blame him.
“I have to try. I’m the only one who can stop him.”
After a pregnant pause, Luca sighed and shook his head. “Two hours.”
“Twelve,” Abby countered.
Luca shook his head again. “Six.”
“Deal. If I’m not back in six hours—”
“I know what to do.”
Lynk growled under his breath. What the fuck was going on?
Abby’s head turned in the direction of the bonfire. “They won’t understand.” She shook herself, dropped her hand from Luca’s chest, and took a step back. “No goodbyes. Just do it.”
No more words passed between them as Luca wrapped his arms around her and bent his lips to her neck. Uncomfortable spying on such an intimate moment, Lynk turned away. He even took a step back toward the fire but stopped suddenly when the wind shifted, bringing with it the scent of newly spilled blood.
Snarling, he spun back around just in time to see Luca spit a mouthful of crimson onto the sand as he clutched Abby’s lifeless body in his arms.
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Born with a silver tongue and a pen in her hand, Kali spends her days crafting scandalous romances filled with flawed heroes and kick-ass heroines. When she's not writing, she can be found curled up in her favorite chair with a good book and a steamy cup of coffee.
Self-proclaimed introvert and supporter of the selectively social, Kali currently resides in North Texas with her insane family, including two lazy dogs and one tragically misunderstood cat.
Seriously, though, the cat is evil.
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