“Why don’t you let her go? We each know you don’t wish to damage her,” I say.

She will get a vile look on her face. “You’ve poisoned her towards me. After every little thing, you turned her towards me, and now it will probably by no means be the identical. By no means! I’ll be alone, on their lonesome when you two…”

I see her intent earlier than Rapsody does. Margaret pulls the knife away from Rapsody’s neck, and every little thing occurs in sluggish movement. For a cut up second, Rapsody seems relieved, as if her mom is releasing her. However when Margaret adjusts her grip on the knife and yanks Rapsody’s hair farther again, I see it register on Rapsody’s face that the lady who raised her is about to stab her within the chest.

I slide my hand again to the steel of the gun and permit my instincts and coaching to kick in. I hearth the gun, hitting Margaret within the higher chest as far-off from Rapsody as doable. The bullet strikes, and Margaret screams, releasing Rapsody’s hair and stumbling backward.

I rush to Rapsody. She’s heaped over, crying on the bottom. I ignore the searing ache in my ankle and collapse between her and her mom.

“Sweetheart, are you okay?” I pull her up by below her arms, and she or he winds herself round me, sobbing into my neck. My palms rub up and down her again, attempting to present her consolation, however realizing it’s not sufficient. “It’s okay. You’re okay now.”

After a minute or two, she pulls again sufficient to look me within the eyes. “I used to be so scared.”

God, the devastation in her eyes kills me.

“I do know. You’re okay now, although. Nobody goes to harm you.”

She begins to present me a hesitant smile, then her eyes widen and a glance of horror transforms her face.

It takes a second for the ache in my decrease again to register, and when it does, I blink and collapse to the aspect.

Rapsody screams, then there are sounds of a wrestle. I attempt to stand up, however I can’t. Then extra shouting, and Sid is hovering over me together with Rapsody, tears streaming down her face.

Although I attempt to maintain her, my eyes drift closed and darkness consumes me.

Chapter

Thirty-Six

RAPSODY

Ilie in Kol’s mattress, clutching his hand and ready for him to get up. It’s mid-morning the day after my mom…er, the lady who claimed she was my mom broke onto the property.

I’ve solely left his aspect for ten minutes since he was introduced right here and that was solely to bathe as a result of I used to be lined in blood.

The panic I felt once I realized Kol had been stabbed will stick with me till the day I die. The physician who was known as to the property insists that nothing important was hit, however I nonetheless can’t pressure myself to depart his aspect.

When the physician was right here earlier to examine on Kol, I lastly relented and let him examine my wrist, which he decided had been badly sprained. He wrapped it up.

When Kol’s hand twitches in mine, I sit up and look down at him. His eyes flutter open slowly, and it takes him a second to focus.

“Kol, are you okay? How do you are feeling?” The phrases rush from my mouth.

He blinks a number of occasions. His shoulders lose a number of the stress that was there moments in the past. “You’re okay.”

“I’m positive. Don’t fear about me. How do you are feeling? I ought to get the physician.” I begin to shift away, however he grips my hand tougher.

“No physician.”

“Asher stated you’d say that. That’s why he insisted you be allowed to recuperate right here somewhat than on the hospital.”

He provides me a wan smile and tries to shift his physique, however winces.

“Your ankle is wrapped up as a result of you may have a nasty sprain, and you’ve got stitches for the stab wound in your decrease again. The cuts in your face simply needed to be cleaned.” I run my hand calmly over his head.

“What occurred after I handed out?”

I suck in a breath. I knew I’d have to inform him in some unspecified time in the future, however I believed it might wait. I don’t even know why I’m so nervous. “Let’s not fear about that proper now.”

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