Katie's Hope - Page 94/125

"Rhyn, wait!" she said. "I didn't want to leave you because of the Immortals or any of that. There's something else I need to-- "

"Katie, if I do this, I know you'll survive. If I stay with you, I don't know if you will. And now there's the hatchling to think about," he said. "I'd rather lose you as my mate than lose you forever. So, it's done. I'll always take care of you both, but I won't endanger you anymore."

With regret heavy in his stomach, he left. She didn't try to stop him. He strode through the halls and stairwells until he broke free of the castle. He would go to the Sanctuary and bring Sasha back to Kris. He'd serve on the Council and force it to stay together. He'd rebuild the Immortal empire and use his half-demon skills to protect them all. He'd sacrifice himself to the balance of good and evil by taking on the enforcer role Andre's death had left open.

Most importantly, he'd protect Katie by building a world that was safe for her and watching over her from a distance. Kris had sworn to protect her if Rhyn un-mated her. If Kris were willing to protect a twisted bastard like Sasha because of a stupid oath, he'd do the same for Katie.

Maybe then, she'd know peace. No one would hurt her or hunt her just to get to him. He'd find a way to deal with the loss that ate a hole through his body. What mattered was that she was safe, and he no longer caused her pain.

Rage pounded through his body and he threw himself into the air, relishing the pain the shapeshifting brought.

* * *

"We found something while scouting the forest." The Immortal on the other side of his door was too excited to wait until he entered to shout the news.

"Come in," Kris ordered from his spot at the conference table. It was otherwise empty, and he'd escaped for a break from the death burning in the courtyards and any interaction with others, especially a certain mortal who'd managed to reopen an old wound. He looked up as the scout entered. Snow had begun to fall again and clung to the scout's clothing. "What is it?"

"Darkyn's preparing for another attack in the forest." "How many demons?"

"More than we have Immortals."

Kris rose to find his brothers.

"Kris," the scout continued. "There's something else. The demons are heading to the mortal village. We heard them say they have orders to kill everyone."

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