“They’re back!” Talon yells, standing at attention. Axel hurdles over the barrier, and I don’t know if he jumps wrong or the exhaustion from what just happened to him catches up, but he falls. Rather than taking me down with him, he expertly flips on his back, holding me to his body. Our chests heave, and I can feel his heartbeat on mine. Too fast. Too broken. But blessedly there. The others crowd us, asking in a messy chorus if we’re okay and what happened. Finally, after what feels like forever, Axel breaks his silence with four bone-chilling words. “Olivia. Get off me.” I scramble to my feet, my heart pounding as I immediately begin reasoning with him. “I never meant to hurt you,” I beg, trying to get through to the version of him I’ve known these last few days. The one who just saved me despite himself, “I never asked for any of this.” Axel springs to his feet, his eyes livid. “And I asked for this? To die and be brought back to life as your fucking servant? I’m alive
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