After I Fall (Immortal Billionaires #1) - Melissa Sercia Page 0,63

Raven. Would I be able to get to her in time?

“Don’t do this, Camille. Don’t punish Raven just because you’re angry with me. She doesn’t deserve to have the choice taken away from her.” As my hatred for her was growing, it was getting harder to believe I loved her once.

She bent down and ran her finger over Tori’s neck wound, still oozing, coming away with a smear of blood. She licked it off, closing her eyes as she relished it. “Oh, Ozi, payback is really just the icing on the cake. As much as I love that this is killing you, it’s more than that. Raven is my blood. My family. I have every right to turn her. There are rules in our world. You should know, you break all of them.”

“I won’t let you do it. If she wants to turn, it will be her choice. Family or not.” I slid forward and charged at Camille.

Taking my cue, Cassius growled and whipped around the room like a bullet, dispatching the guards one by one with his bare hands, ripping into their throats with his claws.

Camille darted out of my reach faster than I anticipated. She laughed wickedly as we were now in opposite stances around the couch. “Can’t even catch me in stiletto heels,” she taunted.

Raven stirred, letting out a soft whimper as she came to. Her face was pale and clammy. Her gaze traveled from Camille to me, her eyes widening as she clearly realized the nightmare was far from over.

“Oh god. This isn’t happening. Ozi, tell me she’s a liar. Tell me she’s crazy. Tell me…that you aren’t a vampire.”

I wanted to lie to her. To pretend this was just a sick joke. But I couldn’t. Lying to her was how we got here in the first place. And she knew deep down inside it was all true. “I’m sorry, Raven. I was going to tell you. It was just never the right time. How do you tell someone you care about that you’re a monster?”

A gurgle caught in her throat and she started dry heaving. I wanted to go to her and comfort her but I couldn’t let my guard down. I had to keep my eyes on Camille.

“This is insane,” Raven cried. “This can’t be real…” Her voice trailed off into a whisper and she was going into shock.

Camille watched with a smirk, satisfied that she had just broken the one thing I loved the most. “Maybe she’ll forgive you in time. Maybe not. I mean, look at me. It’s been over a hundred years and I still want to ruin you for what you did to me.”

“I’m sorry, Camille. I truly am. But we can’t keep playing this game. It’s time to end this once and for all.” I nodded at Cassius, whom she had forgotten about in her frenzied obsession with me and Raven. He pulled up behind her and wrapped the silver chain around her neck. A chain that he always had on him. She gasped as it singed her flesh, paralyzing her in place. Raven screamed as I leapt forward, positioning myself face to face with Camille.

“I should have done this a long time ago. I am truly sorry for that. Goodbye, Camille.”

She cried out, “Ozi, wait. Don’t—”

I plunged my hand into her chest and ripped out her beating heart. I squeezed it between my palms until the beating stopped. Her eyes widened then went limp as the light left them, and a tiny tear rolled down her cheek.

I turned around slowly to check on Raven. She shivered, hugging her knees to her chest as she rocked back and forth on the couch. “Raven, it’s okay. I’m not going to hurt you. Let me take you home.” I crept toward her with my hands out in a submissive display. I didn’t want to frighten her any more than she already was. But she still flinched as I got closer.

“Ozi, you need to get her out of here. I’ll clean up this mess.” Cassius was already starting to drag the bodies together in one pile.

I nodded and inched a little closer to her. “Raven, look at me. I’m going to take you home. Give me your hand.”

She trembled as she began to move her hand toward mine. And like an idiot I forgot mine was covered in Camille’s blood. Raven took one look at it and blacked out. I caught her in my arms before her head hit the floor.

I cursed

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