Tricks

Chapter 38 - Tricks

Zane

The relief I felt holding Colette against my chest was unlike anything I had ever experienced before. It was like a part of my soul had been ripped out when she was taken. But now, with her here, safe, I could breathe again.

I held Colette tightly against me, allowing myself this tiny moment of peace. My cheek pressed onto the top of her head, and the smell of black cherries mixed with damp earth and blood filled my nose.

The reality of why she smelt like blood was all it took to rip me back into the present. And as I reluctantly released Colette, my eyes found Carter. The bastard was still wrapped in vines Balor had conjured out of thin air to trap him.

I wondered what Colette thought of all of this. Or if she even noticed what was happening around us before I pulled her into my arms.

"You, liar. You fucking liar, I'm going to kill you." Carter shouted at Phillip, Balor's deranged uncle. Phillip ignored Carter as he continued to throw threats at him; his