Chapter 159
[SAMANTHA’s Point of View]
No!
It was as if time turned everything into slow-mo—or was it me that surpassed the limit of my speed? In a split second, I dashed straight in front of my twins, my legs stiff, my body trembling as I shielded both of them with my body. I heard my husband’s scream as he lunged forward to us. Killian’s cry as he tried his best to reach us echoed in my ear, together with the thundering beat of my heart, a painful hammering in my chest that reminded me I had to keep my children alive.
I had to keep them alive!
“SAMANTHA!”
There was no other way. Not enough time. I wrapped my arms around Devon and Diana and buried my face between them, ready to accept my fate. My twins were both in shock at what was coming as they stared at Olivia in her beast form with wide eyes. I squeezed them, felt them in my arms, wanting to make them feel they would be safe no matter what—that I had them. Mommy was there to keep them safe.
“I love you both...” I whispered as a tear rolled down my cheek.
Gasping, I waited for it. The pain—for Olivia’s massive and razor-sharp claw to slash across my back, severing my skin, flesh, and spine. I waited for my warm blood to gush out. My sacrifice would be enough for Dominic to reach us. In my head, I prayed that I had given my mate enough time to drive Olivia away from my kids, kill her, keep our twins safe, and take them out of this place. Dominic and Killian could destroy her. They had to.
I sucked in a deep breath and held it as I embraced my twins tight.
My eyes opened when nothing came. Confused, I glanced back and saw a white barrier thing that protected me and the kids from Olivia’s claws. My eyes widened at what I saw, and then I looked at Devon and Diana. They were both glaring at Olivia, focusing on materializing the shield that kept us all alive from Olivia’s deadly attacks.