Total pages in book: 181
Estimated words: 181613 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 908(@200wpm)___ 726(@250wpm)___ 605(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 181613 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 908(@200wpm)___ 726(@250wpm)___ 605(@300wpm)
He groans in agony, and I shriek. “NO!”
“That’s it,” Silas growls, before he suddenly storms at Apollo with the bat, wildly flinging it around. “Fight me then, pussy!”
Apollo aims, but Silas knocks the gun from his hand. No one dares to get close because he’s flinging that bat around. He pulls out a new knife and slices the air between his bat swings, cutting his way through Apollo’s shirt like it’s child’s play to him.
“You think you can win this?!” Silas screams. “Kill me then, or so help me God, I will fucking kill Levi Torres!”
Cecelia tries to hook him with her right foot, but Silas sidesteps and knocks her off-balance with a single shove. Then he punches Apollo in the stomach, but Apollo grabs his wrist and twists his arm, forcing him to release the bat. Another slice cuts through the air, carving into Apollo’s cheek. The look on his face grows incensed, and he punches Silas in the gut so hard he’s knocked to the floor.
“No one fucking touches my sister.”
Apollo jumps on top of him and goes ham on his face, punching wildly out of control, while Silas attempts to slice him in the arms.
“What the fuck is happening?” Xavier asks with his jaw wide open.
Apollo doesn’t even seem to notice the blood rolling down his arms as he hammers down on Silas with immense force.
Good God.
“Don’t hurt him!” Ivy screams, jumping on top of Apollo.
But Apollo accidentally hits her with his elbow, and Heath rolls up his sleeves. “That’s it. I didn’t want to fucking do this again, but you leave me no choice.”
Heath throws himself on top of the two others, punching and hitting both of them to get them to stop, but it’s only getting worse.
“Stop, fucking stop it!” Max yells, trying to pull them all away from each other, but it’s no use.
In the midst of the chaos, I rush toward Levi’s chair and pick up the first knife Silas dropped, then cut through the ropes. “Goddammit,” I hiss to myself when it’s not fast enough.
“Here,” Grey says, as he slides to his knees and helps me out with the last knot. “Grab his arm, I’ll take the other.”
We both throw Levi’s arms over our shoulders and try to make our way to the door, but Silas grabs Grey’s ankle and twists him until we both fall.
“Not so fucking fast,” he grits, crawling out from underneath the pileup.
“Let go of me!” Grey yells, kicking around.
Apollo pounces on Silas again, snatching his knife away.
“Get off my brother!” Xavier yells, and he throws himself into the fray too.
“Xav, fucking help me kick their asses and kill Levi!” Silas growls.
Silas kicks Apollo in the balls so hard that he rolls onto the floor, groaning while grasping his junk. Cecelia picks up a fallen knife and threatens Silas with it, cutting away into the air. Ivy steps away and tries to drag Max and Heath out of the fight, while I struggle to haul Levi to the door.
I can’t do it by myself. He’s too heavy, and Silas is on my back.
“Aspen, what the fuck are you doing?” he yells.
I nearly collapse against the shoddy, half-broken wall, but Grey finally catches up and helps me bring him out the front door.
“No, don’t let him go!” Silas growls at both Max and Heath. “Don’t you fucking understand? Levi didn’t just fucking kill Mave, he assaulted Aspen! He deserves to rot in hell!”
Max and Heath throw one look at us, and the anger that slowly fills their irises makes me swallow back the lump in my throat.
Oh fuck.
“Run.”
Grey
We rush across the muddy ground as fast as we possibly can, dragging Levi’s lifeless body with us. Every glance I take over my shoulder, I spot more people coming out of the Shack, still punching and kicking at each other to keep the others from following us.
It’s a giant mess.
And I can’t help but wonder … why didn’t she tell them the truth?
First, everyone was trying to stop Silas, but now it seems Heath and Xavier have joined the fight to help Levi, all while Max, Ivy, and Apollo are trying to stop them from chasing us.
We have to get out of here fast.
“Where do we go?” Aspen asks.
“My car,” I say.
I parked it on the road close to the house, and when we finally get there, I rip open the passenger door, and we push him into the back seat.
Suddenly, someone grabs me and shoves me aside.
“Get out of my way so I can fucking finish this!” Silas yells.
Aspen jumps into the front seat and starts the engine.
“Wait!” I yell, but it’s too late. She’s already raced off in my car with the door still open, and Levi’s feet are dangling out.
“You motherfucker.”
PUNCH!
Silas’s fist hits me right in the nose, and I groan in pain as the blood begins to roll.