na's

held on to a stick that was wedged in the wal

egs dangled in the air. I was fighti

me. "SOMEBODY HELP ME!" I yelled again. The strain between the stick and my

olliding with the hard ground. A shiver of fear ran throu

to me as I dangled. I let out a curse as

lowing freely like a dam had broken in my eyes, dr

's voice brought me out of my panic

e top, he bent down, stretching his hands towards me and clasping them around my arm.

I immediately moved to wrap my arms around my savior. "Thank you so mu

, the sound vibrating in h

him from my grasp. When my gaze collided with his hazel ones, my heart f

emotion, weren't the only thing that

and put the strands in place. I was sure his chiseled jawline coul

his body. Goddess, was I allowed to have lewd thou

his body did little to

ou can tell me why a female like yo

tell him I was being chased because I killed a man? That would be a terribl

ed. "And

my neck, and I s

this year," he said impatiently,

my mouth

ll, if it isn't

peared from behind a huge tre

truder. Behind Gideon, the men that he had so

r-took stealthy steps back, getting to my side bef

ly racing. "That's my brother." I jerked my head

ly reunion, I see." The sarcasm in his voic

Come to us peacefully, or you

ry again." He called out to my brother

stay out of this and mind your busi

iour mocked. The smile on his face showed

im a loud whisper. "You'l

d the fluttering in my chest at the sparkling of his teeth under the

urdered one of my men. She's dangerous and not something to be taken

ake me to be his slave, and I didn't mean to kill him,

size took down one of you who are more than three ti

't believe me. Just hand her over to me,

r my thoughts. What if my savior handed

ther, with a glint in his eyes. "Tha

rs sagged w

eepened. "Then anything that

widened, and I staggered backward as I saw that Gideon's me

r. Had he seriously gotten

made its appearance again, and I gladly accep

said loudly as our backs touched whi

situation?" Disbelief was in his

s at the men in front of me. "Yes."

m Kai Sto

n a second, the beam of crimson light made a reapp

ding Kai, who had turne

de eye and a half-opened mouth on the other half of the

who whispered in astonishment

elena. Selena Ashford," I said