A Crown Of Shadows And Secrets - Sloane Murphy Page 0,33

me. Creek is still completely passed out, but Kain and Creek are sat, talking quietly where we were laying before.

“Wake me up if you need me, okay?” I tell Levi before kissing him quickly on the cheek again and heading back to my spot between the other two.

“Ready to sleep, princess?” Roman asks quietly as Levi walks away from us.

“Sure.” I smile tightly.

“Is he okay?” Kain asks and I shake my head.

“He will be,” I say, determination set in my heart. I won’t let him suffer a second longer than necessary. I lay down between them, and try to get as comfortable as I can.

“We’ll make sure he’s okay, princess. Now sleep. You’re still essentially mortal. You and Creek need more sleep than the rest of us. He’s been out for the count for a little while, so I know you must be exhausted underneath it all,” Roman says, lying behind me and draping his arm over me, his hand resting on my hip.

Kain lays in front of me and pulls me towards him, so my head rests on his chest. “We’ll make sure everyone’s okay, mon amour.” He kisses my head and my eyes flutter closed. They’re not wrong, I feel tired all the way down to my bones, but I’ve felt that way pretty much since I discovered I was a Hunter. I can’t believe that was less than six months ago, it feels like a lifetime.

I take a deep breath and Roman and Kain’s arms tighten around me. As comfortable as I’m going to get, I try to let go and fall into a deep sleep.

I walk into the house, lighter than I’ve felt in what feels like forever. We’re finally free. We dealt with everything coming at us, and now we’re enjoying our time together, and each other, as much as we want to. I head towards the main room, which we converted into a bedroom for all of us, with a bed even bigger than the one Levi used to have here.

I hear the groan before I reach the room but brush it off, until I open the door and find Levi lying on the bed with Serafina riding him. “Fuck you feel so good baby.”

His words pierce my heart, but my feet are leaden, and I can’t move. I can’t even stop watching as she fucks him, making him create those cries that are meant to be for me. She leans forward and kisses him and he kisses her back with so much passion that I think my knees are going to give out.

This can’t be happening.

“Levi,” I cry, but he doesn’t hear me, or pretends not to.

“You’re the best I’ve ever had, baby, fucccck,” he hisses just before he comes inside of her, her screams make my ears ring.

Fuck this.

I try to move towards them, but I’m fixed in place. Why the fuck can’t I move? I don’t want to see this.

“Is it my turn yet?” Creek says appearing from the bathroom. That’s when Roman and Kain come up from behind me, and pass by me as if I’m not there.

“Maybe we can all play together,” Kain suggests.

“I’m up for that, just give me a minute,” Levi laughs.

“Oh you guys, what would Remy say?” Serafina giggles.

“Who cares, she served her purpose.” Roman shrugs and stalks towards her, kissing her once he lifts her from Levi. “You know we’ve always loved you really. This was all just a means to an end.”

His words shatter me, and I can feel the tears run down my face as my anger flares.

I’m going to kill that bitch.

Hell, I’ll gut them all.

How fucking dare they. I’m worth more than this.

I watch, unable to look away as Creek walks up behind her and kisses her neck while Roman kisses her lips. Creek’s hand snakes around her waist and down, and her moans are like needles in my skin.

A death from a thousand cuts.

I squeeze my eyes closed, trying to shut them out, even if I can’t move, but I can’t stop hearing them, much as I try to pretend this is anything but what it is.

“You motherfuckers!” I scream at the top of my lungs.

“Remy, wake up!” Roman’s voice wakes me up, and the anger from my dream follows me to consciousness. I jump up and head to the opposite side of the cave, pacing, my breath heavy, as I try to calm myself down.

It was just a dream.

I take a deep breath, because calming down isn’t happening. Rage