New Roots (Fate's Intent Book 8) by April Bowles Read Free Book Online

straight through the door.”
    “Are you saying he should be killed first?”
    “It would be smartest. He’d be less likely to give out orders dead but we couldn’t go straight to him without getting caught.”
    “I can.” We stopped just outside of the closed door and I took out the bow.
    “Okay, I’ve seen it you put it through people but can it go through a door?”
    “If I use the right arrow.” I pulled out a single one that was made completely out of steel, including the shaft. “Stand back.” I hooked the arrow and aimed it directly at the center of the door. “Shall we say hello?”
    “We shall.”
    I let go of the arrow with a smile and it went straight through the door. We heard the commotion and the door had slowly started to open.
    I pushed it the rest of the way while I put the bow back. “Lex! Rouge! Go!”
    The lions bursts through the door and wreaked havoc on the unsuspecting men while we waited just outside it.
    I stood casual with my arms folded, not effected by the sounds of death going on inside and noticed my captive’s eyes on me. “What?”
    “Nothing.” He smiled. “Just an unusual day for me.”
    “I’m used to this, okay? Death loses shock when you’re around it as much as me.” I pushed open the door when sounds of distress faded away and Lex and Rouge stood proudly over their kills. “Okay. Let’s see.” I looked around the room and counted the bodies. “That’s strange.”
    “What?”
    “I only count fourteen bodies.”
    He looked around the room at the bodies as well but a bit more thorough. “I don’t see Jackal. Did you?”
    “I don’t know what he looks like.”
    “Pretty recognizable. He has a long scar down his left cheek.”
    “If there were going to be any survivors from this, a few of them would come out with the same thing.”
    He laughed, seeing the scratch marks on some of their faces. “Yeah. I suppose so.”
    “Take me to Troy.”
    He nodded and was about to turn away.
    “Jaylyn!”
    We stopped from taking another step and saw Adele and Darius come through the door.
    “Adele! Darius! Ah, hi!”
    “Did you do all of this?” Adele asked.
    “No—they did.” Lex and Rouge stood behind me, waiting for an order.
    “Oh, well, I think they missed one.” Darius said as he looked at my captive and took a step forward.
    “No!” I got in between them. “I need him. He’s going to take me to Troy.”
    I looked back at him and he nodded. “He’s this way.” He walked towards a hall in the left side of the room and I started to follow with Lex and Rouge close behind.
    He led us through dirt hallways and I was right at his side.
    “He’s inside. Or should be.”
    “He is. I can feel him.”
    He looked a little confused from my saying that as I started pushing on the door to open it.
    “She’s special.” Adele said.
    “I can’t.” I huffed, trying to move the heavy door but couldn’t budge it.
    “Move. I’ve got it.” Darius stepped through us to get to the door and I was anxious as I watched him use his massive strength to push open the door with ease.
    The door finally creaked open and I peaked my head in. “Troy?” I saw the skeletons and looked around more in sort of an almost crouched position to see passed the low ceiling until I saw just his feet. “Troy!”

 
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Chapter 14
     
     
    Darius
     
    Jaylyn jumped down in with us right behind her. Troy was sitting up against a back wall with his legs straight out in front of him and his head hung down with his hair covering all sights of his face.
    She got right close to him and tilted his head back, moving the hair over the top of his head like he always kept it. He was so pale and look really thin just after days.
    “I know you’re alive.” Jaylyn whispered.
    “Jaylyn?” Adele didn’t seem hopeful.
    “He’s alive!” She snatched. “He’s just really sick. That happens when you don’t eat.”
    “No. It’s blood poisoning.” The bandit among