destinies.
Sebastian staggered backward as a pain in his chest almost brought him to his knees. Damn it . He'd lost another one. Two more of the Outsiders had managed to mate.
He shook his head, scanning the ones he still had left to communicate with. Drew—who lay in front of him on a hospital bed, machines that would never be able to fix him even as they beeped away—hadn't mated. Marina and Drew still stayed apart. Zane hadn't paired up with anyone. Leonardo remained mateless and would always be that way since Alexa loved Sebastian so thoroughly. Zane hadn't yet met Raquel and likely never would. Even though they were both criminals, they ran in very different circles. Leonardo would never find either of them. Even if he did, they'd both laugh in his face before following him home.
Colin, stuck in Sebastian's torture chamber, hadn't met Gia. As long as he could keep him strung up that would never take place either. Sebastian nodded to himself. The last possible mating had taken place. So what? It wouldn't matter in the long run.
Now all he needed was Drew to be where Colin was. He blinked, throwing the man forward on to the floor of his chamber. Colin looked up at the noise. He stared down at his new companion.
"No." Colin shook his head back and forth. "This has to be stopped."
Drew's eyes opened, and Sebastian laughed. "You don't wake up in a hospital but a torture chamber brings you right around. You're so predictable."
One of his biggest nemeses out of the group, Drew sat up slowly. He blinked rapidly, obvious confusion dancing on his face. "Marina?" His throat sounded dry. If Sebastian gave a shit, he'd get the man a glass of water. Better he should suffer. That was, after all, what this place was about.
"No, sorry." Sebastian formed a body just long enough to shove Drew into an identical machine to the one Colin resided in. "Marina isn't with you. She's dead."
Drew jolted at the lie. Sebastian had long ago learned how to tell a lie so completely that no one had the slightest idea he'd not told the truth. Not even Drew with all of his powers.
"She can't be dead." Drew's eyes breathed fire at him. "I would know it."
Sebastian leaned over him. "Would you? You're not even mated because you're such a coward. Can you reach her telepathically? You and Isabelle can do that with your mates. Tell me the truth. Is Marina anywhere you can find her?"
Drew closed his eyes. He'd never be able to talk to Marina from their location. Sebastian's people had designed this place to be Outsider proof. Once Outsiders came in, they could not power their way out.
He turned on the machine, and Drew screamed. Not a manly yell or a grunt to show he withstood the torture. No, the constant thorn in his side let out a howl that made Sebastian cackle with glee.
Colin winced. "Torturing a man who is clearly injured is kind of cheating, don't you think, demon?"
This was not his first round with Colin either. Colin had stolen his spell book when he'd been twelve years old.
Before Sebastian had come into his full powers, he'd been robbed.
Sebastian stroked the side of Colin's face. "Not so tough now, are you? Now that we're full grown."
Colin ignored him, which made Sebastian grit his teeth.
"Hey, pal," Colin said to Drew. "What's your name? I'm Colin Knight."
Drew winced, the pain still spiraling through his body. Sebastian loved these devices. The next world he took over, he'd bring them with him. It could be adapted for so many fun uses.
"Colin." Drew exhaled. "Drew Dubowski. Are you an Outsider or just some human that Sebastian is torturing? Usually, I can tell but my mate is dead and I think it's done something to my powers."
"I'm an Outsider." Colin smiled. "Any chance you met my brother?"
"Brother?" Drew drooled, some of the adrenaline wearing off. "Christophe said he had a brother. Is that you?"
"It is. He's okay?"
"Last I saw him, he disappeared into thin air. But he seemed fine before that."
Colin smiled. "He'll do
Sebastian staggered backward as a pain in his chest almost brought him to his knees. Damn it . He'd lost another one. Two more of the Outsiders had managed to mate.
He shook his head, scanning the ones he still had left to communicate with. Drew—who lay in front of him on a hospital bed, machines that would never be able to fix him even as they beeped away—hadn't mated. Marina and Drew still stayed apart. Zane hadn't paired up with anyone. Leonardo remained mateless and would always be that way since Alexa loved Sebastian so thoroughly. Zane hadn't yet met Raquel and likely never would. Even though they were both criminals, they ran in very different circles. Leonardo would never find either of them. Even if he did, they'd both laugh in his face before following him home.
Colin, stuck in Sebastian's torture chamber, hadn't met Gia. As long as he could keep him strung up that would never take place either. Sebastian nodded to himself. The last possible mating had taken place. So what? It wouldn't matter in the long run.
Now all he needed was Drew to be where Colin was. He blinked, throwing the man forward on to the floor of his chamber. Colin looked up at the noise. He stared down at his new companion.
"No." Colin shook his head back and forth. "This has to be stopped."
Drew's eyes opened, and Sebastian laughed. "You don't wake up in a hospital but a torture chamber brings you right around. You're so predictable."
One of his biggest nemeses out of the group, Drew sat up slowly. He blinked rapidly, obvious confusion dancing on his face. "Marina?" His throat sounded dry. If Sebastian gave a shit, he'd get the man a glass of water. Better he should suffer. That was, after all, what this place was about.
"No, sorry." Sebastian formed a body just long enough to shove Drew into an identical machine to the one Colin resided in. "Marina isn't with you. She's dead."
Drew jolted at the lie. Sebastian had long ago learned how to tell a lie so completely that no one had the slightest idea he'd not told the truth. Not even Drew with all of his powers.
"She can't be dead." Drew's eyes breathed fire at him. "I would know it."
Sebastian leaned over him. "Would you? You're not even mated because you're such a coward. Can you reach her telepathically? You and Isabelle can do that with your mates. Tell me the truth. Is Marina anywhere you can find her?"
Drew closed his eyes. He'd never be able to talk to Marina from their location. Sebastian's people had designed this place to be Outsider proof. Once Outsiders came in, they could not power their way out.
He turned on the machine, and Drew screamed. Not a manly yell or a grunt to show he withstood the torture. No, the constant thorn in his side let out a howl that made Sebastian cackle with glee.
Colin winced. "Torturing a man who is clearly injured is kind of cheating, don't you think, demon?"
This was not his first round with Colin either. Colin had stolen his spell book when he'd been twelve years old.
Before Sebastian had come into his full powers, he'd been robbed.
Sebastian stroked the side of Colin's face. "Not so tough now, are you? Now that we're full grown."
Colin ignored him, which made Sebastian grit his teeth.
"Hey, pal," Colin said to Drew. "What's your name? I'm Colin Knight."
Drew winced, the pain still spiraling through his body. Sebastian loved these devices. The next world he took over, he'd bring them with him. It could be adapted for so many fun uses.
"Colin." Drew exhaled. "Drew Dubowski. Are you an Outsider or just some human that Sebastian is torturing? Usually, I can tell but my mate is dead and I think it's done something to my powers."
"I'm an Outsider." Colin smiled. "Any chance you met my brother?"
"Brother?" Drew drooled, some of the adrenaline wearing off. "Christophe said he had a brother. Is that you?"
"It is. He's okay?"
"Last I saw him, he disappeared into thin air. But he seemed fine before that."
Colin smiled. "He'll do
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