“…loved you…”
“No, you didn’t. Not for a moment.”
“…could have convinced you…”
I leaned into him, and let my words dust over his skin. “I am a Master of the Temple of the Lost God. I listen to the magic. I am loyal only to the magic of this land.”
Master Dorian’s body seized for a moment, and in the next, he came deep inside Elex with a window-rattling roar. I watched as he took his pleasure in filling my ex-lover with his cum.
“You wanted me to be less naïve, didn’t you?”
The grip on his throat now allowed no air through, so there was no answer. His eyes bulged. His lips sucked desperately, trying to find air.
I stared at him. I knew what had to happen, and yet I was still being torn in two. My face was soaked with the tears of what might have been for him.
For us.
Trembling, I leaned in to touch his cheek.
“You have destroyed all that goodness you tried to protect. I am no longer a pawn in your game.”
Fast and sure, Master Dorian snapped his neck.
Elex dropped to the bed, dead.
Chapter Twenty-Two
~ Kimber ~
Both Roren and Rilen caught me before I hit the floor.
I couldn’t breathe; I couldn’t think.
My throat constricted as my stomach heaved.
I wanted to scream and yell at Master Dorian, but it was only a reaction. The good memories of our lives, from our friendship, were the only reason to be upset.
Elex had fully planned to let the people of S’Kir die.
Climbing off the bed, leaving Elex where he fell, Master Dorian walked over to me.
“You tortured him before you…” I started hyperventilating.
“Yes, I did.” He put a hand on my shoulder.
“I already knew he was a traitor.”
Master Dorian smirked. “You think I tortured him to get him to confess? No, girl, not at all. I tortured him because he deserved no better. You’ve suffered at his hand, and he needed to suffer at the end.”
I smeared the tears off my cheeks, narrowing my eyes at him. “You really are a bastard.”
A finger on my chin lifted me to face him. “Never forget that, girl. I am a bastard. I am an asshole.”
He looked at his two mates holding me. “Have we heard from the university about their machine’s warnings?”
“No, not yet,” Roran said.
“Then there is some time still.” Master Dorian studied me. “You need power, girl.”
