Page 133 of Resolve

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Charles squeezes my throat again, and I gasp, digging my nails against his scales.

Fuck.

Think.

How can I beat him?

So much pain…

Darkness edges my vision. It’s a sweet promise to return to nothingness. That numb, weightless feeling I’d once had in the water tank. There would be no pain if I give in to it.

No. I promised…

They need me.

And I need them.

I’m a world breaker.

Queen of destruction.

I’m Raegan of Ruin. And I won’t go down without giving him my all.

I’ve fought through pain before. This is no different.

I draw out all of my gift. Everything I have, I release it.

My power erupts in a powerful blast. Everyone but Charles and I are slammed into the walls. Red lightning scores the room in jagged strikes that tear it apart. Chunks of ceiling falls. Whatever furniture was in the room disintegrates. The flooring cracks and turns to ash wherever lightning touches.

Charles chuckles. “You’re going to kill yourself and all your friends in here before you can hurt me. And I’ll walk out of here without a scratch.”

More.

More wasn’t the answer last time.

What else?

Black dots my vision.

Memories flash before my eyes, the past intermingling with the present.

Times on the island with the guys.

Seeing them again for the first time.

Thanking them for rescuing me from Gordon.

Them desperately trying to reach me while Charles has me in his grasp.

Love confessions.

Fun times with the Guild.

With Portia. Elias.

Hearing their voices as Charles steals the last bit of air.

Eating breakfast together with them at the dining table in theLoft.

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