Sovereign Hope
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The first faces I saw were those of strangers. People gathered around me, confused and afraid, while Immundus guards pulled them back. The men had me by the arms in seconds. They yanked me to my knees, and one of them thrust a gun into my face.
“Get away from her.”
The guards dropped me the second Daniel spoke, running back towards the wooden doors. I fell to the floor and then pushed myself up into a sitting position as he rushed to my side.
“It worked?” My voice was nothing more than a faint whisper.
“Yes. Well, kind of.”
What does that mean? I frowned, turning my throbbing body to look at the back wall. I saw Oliver first. He was drenched in blood from head to toe and looked like he was about to have a nervous breakdown.
“What…. what happened?”
Oliver dropped to his knees, his head in his hands. “Well, you two looked like you were about to explode or something, so I… I cut off their heads. That’s pretty much a kill shot, right?” he asked Daniel, wiping his hand over his face to try and clean it. He just ended up smearing more of the thick, sticky redness across his forehead.
“Yeah. No coming back from that.”
I stared at the two of them. The Reavers were dead. All this time, all of the not knowing and panic, all of the pain and fear had culminated in this moment, and now it was over.
I suddenly felt very cold and tired. “Can we go? Can we leave?” I wanted to be far, far away.
“Sure,” Daniel replied softly, sliding my hand into his. “Let’s get out of here.”
CHAPTER FORTY
Immortal