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Chapter 43 - Ransom
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Iron Serpent Chronicles Chapter 44 - Kiema
All eyes turned to me. I could feel my protective shell coming around me, but I was unable to stop it. My spine straightened; my hands folded at my waist. I even tried to tuck the sheet around me more firmly. "I'm going to go put some clothes on. Excuse me." I stood and strode to my rooms, head held high. My stomach twisted itself into knots. As soon as I closed the door behind myself, I dropped the sheet and raced to my closet. I threw on stretchy pants, an oversized sweatshirt, and some socks. I didn't bother with any undergarments. The heavy silence as I returned to the living room let me know that I'd been the topic of discussion. Asher had moved from the mattress to a chair. The guys were sitting in the chairs in a loose circle around the mattress."I feel like I'm about to be chastised by a tribunal," I called from the door of my rooms. "Is there another chair for me?"Six butts rocketed into the air; six men offered their chairs. I sighed. "You're all too sweet. I d
Iron Serpent Chronicles Chapter 45 - Ransom
Everyone but Taryk sat around like idiots staring after the woman who'd just healed another of our ranks, chucked up a magical ball, and walked away like it was a normal Tuesday afternoon.Five faces swung to look at me. I shrugged."I didn't even get to take her temperature," Atlas said stupidly, staring at the trashcan in his hands.I burst out laughing. I'd told her to be herself. She'd done exactly that."Do you feel any different?" Asher asked Atlas.Atlas' gaze turned inward. "My stomach doesn't hurt; my lungs aren't heavy." He took the stethoscope from around his neck, fitted it to his ears, and listened to his heart. "My heart murmur is gone." He looked up, awe on his face. "Right? My legs aren't in agony. My arms feel like I could lift a million pounds and not feel the strain." Asher did a couple of bicep curls. I looked at Xander, Saint, and Taryk. Hints of jealousy darkened the happiness in their expressions. "RANSOM!" Kiema's shout pulled all of our at
Iron Serpent Chronicles Chapter 46 - Kiema
The pain is what woke me up. My whole body was one giant bruise. Shit, shit, shit."She's awake," an unfamiliar female voice said."Excellent. Ms. Feuer, please open your eyes," a new person demanded. I wanted to keep my eyes closed on principle, but I needed to assess my surroundings. Prying my lids open made me feel like I'd run a marathon; I was so exhausted by the time they opened I needed a freaking nap.I was on the floor of a moving vehicle, staring up at five unfamiliar faces. Two women, three men. None of them looked very friendly. "Good. You'll want to continue to follow my orders, Kiema. It keeps him from doing bad things," the older of the two women said, a snarky smile on her face, as she pointed at a shaved-headed man with so many facial piercings, I struggled to distinguish his features. I almost screamed when he opened his eyes. He had exact replicas of his hazel irises tattooed on his lids. Never before had I ever felt like prey so much as in this momen
Iron Serpent Chronicles Chapter 47 - Ransom
We'd made it back to North Cross in less than three hours. Taryk had pulled some strings and we were given an escort. We jettisoned through traffic."We got the lock on her phone, now we just need for her to stop moving," Xander said as he dropped his shit next to his console of screens and computer equipment. "How far can the signal trace her?" I asked. I can't lose her. Not like this. "The only reason we would lose her is if they find the phone or her battery dies. Hopefully it was fully charged when they took her." The array of screens on his end of the warehouse took up the full south wall. "I've got the system set up to warn me if they stop for longer than five minutes."I nodded. "What can I do? I need to do something.""Go with Taryk. We need to do some deeper diving on information on Iron Serpent. They're either so far off the radar that they don't show, or they have some high-powered friends." Xander didn't bother turning from the screens. "I'll bring everyone i
Iron Serpent Chronicles Chapter 48 - Saint
"What's on your mind?" Ransom asked as I shut the door to my level of the warehouse. I had no idea how to say what I needed to say. To put it out there. I just prayed Ransom wasn't going to kill me for it. Needing more time to gather my thoughts, I walked to the kitchen/dining area of my home. Pulled open the fridge, grabbed two beers. I held up one for him, one eyebrow raised. "Sure."I tossed it to him. We opened them, toasted each other, tipped back the first drink. "Come on, Saint. You're fucking killing me, man." Ransom grabbed a chair from the table, pulled it back, sat down. I winced. "If we all have magic, and we're all shifters, how do you think it's going to impact not only our business, but our...sharing tendencies?"Ransom just stared at me. "We don't know yet that Kiema can touch anyone but me."I felt my hackles rise. I tamped them back down. "I know. Gaia, do I know that.""Then what the fuck, bro?"I scratched my thumb nail over the label on my
Iron Serpent Chronicles Chapter 49 - Ransom
Three Days Later"CPI leadership is here, sir," the secretary said. I didn't give either Juan or the secretary time to tell us he wasn't in the office. I pushed in behind the startled older woman. Taryk, Saint, and Asher moved in with me. "Thanks. Get out." I didn't bother to turn and see if she obeyed. "Juan, Juan, Juan. You shouldn't have been such a complete asshole," Taryk said as he wandered into the room. After he'd made a full circle, he came back to my side and gave me a nod. "What the fuck are you doing here, Rans - ""It's Mr. Kolefni to you, you little fuckbite. Where's your bitch of a wife? She still in heat?"Juan's face developed a purplish undertone. "I'll take that as a yes. Get her in here. Chop, chop," I clapped my hands loudly. "We don't have all day."Juan hit a button on his phone. "Ferria. My office. Now.""I'm busy, Juan," she sounded winded. I raised an eyebrow at him. A smirk lifting the corner of my mouth. The purple color increased.
Iron Serpent Chronicles Chapter 50 - Kiema
I plunged through the air, tossing and turning every which way but up. The ground was rapidly reaching up to greet me. "Shit, shit, shit," I screamed it to absolutely no one. No one else had been stupid enough to get kicked off a flying helicopter by a psychopath. "Calm your mind." The words whispered through my brain.Great, now I get to go actual crazy. This has been the best worst day ever!A laugh sounded. "You are not crazy. You are, however, about to die, so I suggest you follow my instructions," the voice called again. Whoever my strange voice belonged to, he had one of the sexiest accents I'd ever heard.Something about the voice itself was familiar, but I had no idea what or why. Pushing that all from my mind, I tried to do my deep breathing exercises. Failed. I tried to just breathe like a normal human. Failed at that, too.The cold wind blasted my face, making it almost impossible to breathe. It ripped tears from my eyes, and made my nose feel li
Iron Serpent Chronicles Chapter 51 - Ransom
"What the fuck do you mean I'm a wolf?" I asked Taryk through our mental connection as he got in the van's front passenger seat. "Just what I said. You're a wolf this time."No freaking way! I looked down at my feet. Definitely not big cat paws. I tried to speak. It certainly sounded like a dog trying to tell its owner that he was an idiot. "Atlas, what the fuck is going on?" I asked."Come back to the lab. I forgot to mention some things about your medical chart in all of the ruckus surrounding Kiema," Dr. Atlas said. "Any word on her, Xander?" I asked. "Not yet, Ransom." His voice was flat, almost devoid of any humanity whatsoever. We were all feeling her loss. Like the sunshine had gone out of our lives, we were living in the shadows. The only thing that got me out of bed was taking over my father's company. That brought a smile to my face, but it had nothing to do with joy. Retribution was enough on that end for me. Within minutes, we were back at the lab i
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