All Chapters of Rikr: Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

The magic boundary behind me broke as I hit the ground. The witch went down with a thud and her body burst into flames. “Jericho!” Kai screamed and he started to run.“Jake!” Slade yelled as he pushed through people to get to me.“No!” Storm cried as she reached me first and touched my face. My eyes were open and lifeless as Kai picked my body up and my pack stood frozen as they realized that I had no pulse and that my heart wasn’t beating anymore. I was dead but so was the witch. Kai pressed me against his chest and his scream came out like a roar.“The king has fallen,” Slade said and took a knee as he bowed his head. Tears ran down his face unchecked and his knuckles were white as he clenched his fists.Every Zeta’s knee bent and head bowed as Kai walked into the castle carrying me, his tears streaming down his face unabashedly. My pack stood up and followed him inside and for once Leon had nothing to say.The shock was too big. They had all seen the witch break my neck. They had

We said our goodbyes and I ported us back home to Cloverdale. Everyone was tired and I felt it too, I was exhausted. Nobody made small talk and I knew that they were all mad at me because I hadn’t told them I would die and come back. I didn’t really care, they would get over it.“I’m going to sleep,” I said and took our bags upstairs.“I’ll be up in a bit,” Storm said and kissed me.I laid down on the bed and listened to the noises of everyone downstairs becoming silent and everyone settled down. I wondered why Storm was still downstairs but I left it at that. She probably just needed some time and space and I’d give it to her. I fell into a dreamless sleep only to wake up several hours later in a cold sweat not knowing why.Storm’s scent in the room was faint and I knew she hadn’t been in here the entire time I’d been asleep. I went downstairs and switched on the lights as I moved through the house. It was quiet with everyone still asleep and Storm wasn’t in the house. I couldn’t sen

Everybody stood around me, as if frozen by the horror of what they were witnessing. Pain radiated through my chest and I was slowly going insane with the amount of pain I was in. I could barely focus on what we were doing but I swallowed and clenched my teeth.“Pierce it,” I said hoarsely.“Shit,” Leon muttered and I knew a few of them had left the room. I could feel their worry, see it in their eyes but I couldn’t worry about them right now. Kiara looked at me again with an apology in her eyes but I closed my eyes again as I felt the knife go deep into my heart. My blood started spurting out before she could remove the knife and I prayed that someone was gathering my blood.I lost consciousness as she pulled the knife out of my heart and the sounds of their voices were lost to me as utter darkness surrounded me. I could feel myself floating in the darkness, in some realm that wasn’t Midgard.I opened my eyes and groaned as I touched my chest to find that I had healed and I sighed in

We ported to Seward an hour before the ceremony would start and it was the first time in years that the whole extended family was together at once. Alex and Jo were there with Regen and Rayne. William and Saga with Malachi Elijah, Kiran and Adara, Kai, my mother and Gabriel and Adira. Tala and Falcon were there as well as Charlie, Levi’s only surviving friend from his former life.William didn’t invite the pack because Levi had only been part of the pack for a year before joining the Council with Malachi. They both just wanted close family to be there when we set his spirit free. We followed William down to the clearing and Kai and Falcon followed last with Levi’s body.“The first time I met Levi I knew him as Blake. He found me in his barn one night where I used to sleep when I couldn’t go home. I was deathly afraid of him that first night, but he fed me and showed me his guest room, hardly talking to me. As time went by, Levi became my savior and my protector, he became my father. H

William crossed his arms over his chest and I could see the strength he possessed. He didn’t have Alpha blood in his veins, but he never shied away from a fight, physical or not. He was a good Alpha but it wasn’t his time to die.“Who are they?” William asked.“Part of the coven that killed Levi,” I said to him.“You should’ve called us to be there!” he said angrily. He took his time looking at all three of us. “Typical Alpha Sinclair behavior. A special kind of special.” His tone was mocking and sarcastic and I could see the moment Kiran’s emotions turned to anger.“We saw you and Falcon die in that battle, this way was better,” Kai said to William angrily.“What?” Tala said as she looked at Falcon.“You might be the Alpha here, boy, but you’re the Alpha in my territory,” Kiran said as he glared at William.“I said I would find them and I did. What you do to them now is up to you,” I said and walked back into the den.“I’ve thought about that a lot last night and I want revenge. Levi