Shattered Emotions by Carrie Ann Ryan Read Free Book Online Page B

pain, writhing from the cuts and gashes that I can inflict. Then, when you’re just about to heal, I want you to watch your loved ones die screaming your name. You’ve already left your Pack alone, and they’re waiting for me.”
    “You can’t touch them,” she said, her voice shaky, but stronger than she’d hoped.
    Caym tilted his head, his dark eyes seeming to reach into her soul and violate her all over again. She swallowed the bile that rose into her throat, and Maddox squeezed her hand, again infusing that calming strength she needed.
    “Oh, that bitch of mine might have strengthened the wards so I can’t come into your precious little den, but that won’t stop me for long.” Caym smiled, his too-white teeth gleaming. “Ah, but I think you already know that. Tell me, how are Larissa and Neil?”
     Maddox growled but didn’t move forward. She knew Caym was just baiting them, enjoying the game as much as he enjoyed anything.
    North stood frozen by her side, and she could tell from the energy radiating off him that he too was ready to jump like a spring and attack—even if it did no good.
    “No one is going to speak back?” Caym asked, a put-out frown on his face. “I’d hoped for something more from the three of you, though I really shouldn’t have. After all, you’re just the broken shell of a man, the twin who means nothing, and the whore who spread her legs for me.”
    Caym grinned, and Ellie’s vision blackened for a moment.
    Oh, God, he’d said it. He’d told Maddox and North.
    Humiliation coated her as she forced herself not to look at either of them. They’d leave her right there where she stood. She’d always known she wasn’t good enough, but now she’d lose it all.
    Maddox squeezed her hand once more, and she held on for dear life.
    Please, don’t leave me.
    Caym sighed. “You three are boring, honestly. I expected so much more from you. No matter.” With that, Caym moved, attacking with a speed she’d hoped to never see again.
    North howled beside her, lashing out with hands that had turned to claws. He raked them along Caym’s side, and the demon yelled, blood staining his crisp white shirt. Maddox pulled her behind him, going at Caym with his own claws. Ellie growled and waited for another attack, not knowing if Caym was alone.
    She’d only be in the way if she attacked Caym. North and Maddox moved like a team, twins born with a bond so close that it would fracture like a thousand pieces of glass when it broke.
    Caym might have been faster than either of them, but Maddox and North could still fight on their own, using each other to distract the demon as they attacked. Ellie looked around, pushing out her senses, trying to feel for another enemy. She knew Caym was strong on his own, but it made no sense that he’d come alone when he had an army in his grasp.
    She heard the growl before the wolf attacked, and she turned to get out of the way. Two wolves jumped out of the shadows, their teeth bared, and their sickly sweet scent that had been tainted by Caym’s evil was cloying.
    They came at her at once, and she struck out, using her claws to take them down. They were weaker than her, not only in the sense of hierarchy, but in strength, as well. She ducked and rolled as one of them came at her throat, and the wolf hit the ground with a yelp. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Maddox and North in their battle with Caym. She couldn’t tell if the demon was just waiting for his turn to kill them or if the twins were actually gaining some advantage.
    Caym laughed, distracting her, and the other wolf jumped on her, bringing her to the ground. She struggled beneath its weight, turning side to side to avoid its teeth. She kicked and connected with the other wolf that had joined his friend, causing the bastard to yelp in pain.
    She heard a growl as the wolf was pulled from her body, and she rolled to her feet, ready to fight. Caym was nowhere to be seen, and North was in the process