Authors: Tim O'Rourke

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“
He’s gone now,” Meren whispered against my wet cheeks. “Come,
Kiera, it’s not safe for you here now.”

I could
barely stand. My sudden grief was so strong. The pain was
unbearable. It felt like my soul had been ripped out. I just wanted
to curl up and die.

“
Leave me here,” I said, trying to pull free of Meren. “Leave
me here to die next to Potter.”

“
I can’t leave you,” Meren hushed, coaxing me away from the
stage and to safety. “There are others who need your
help.”

“
And who is going to help me now?” I sobbed uncontrollably.
“Who is going to help
me
now that the person I loved more than anything has
gone?”

I looked
back at the stage to see the executioner hand over Potter’s
headless body to the howling crowd. I turned away, burying my face
against Meren. I didn’t want to see what they were going to do to
it. That was Potter’s body. It had been mine to hold and love. Not
for them to defile and rip to pieces.

Feeling
as if my whole being had been crushed, and unable to control the
gut-wrenching sobs that consumed me, Meren led me silently out of
the town of Wasp Water. We hadn’t gotten very far, when I dropped
to my knees.

“
Kiera, please, we’ve got to keep moving,” Meren said, tugging
at my sleeve.

“
I can’t go on,” I whispered through my tears.

“
We haven’t got far to go,” Meren insisted.

“
I didn’t mean that. I can’t go on losing people I love. I’ve
lost Isidor and now Potter - I’ve lost everything. I’m done,” I
said, curling up on the road. “Let the wolves come and find me. Let
the Wolf Man kill me.”

I closed
my eyes and waited for death to come and take my pain
away.

‘
Dead Lost’

(Kiera
Hudson Series Two)

Book
6

Coming
Soon!

Also available by Tim O’Rourke

‘
Vampire Shift’ (Kiera Hudson Series One Book 1)

‘
Vampire Wake’ (Kiera Hudson Series One Book 2)

‘
Vampire Hunt’ (Kiera Hudson Series One Book 3)

‘
Vampire Breed’ Kiera Hudson Series One Book 4)

‘
Wolf House’ (Kiera Hudson Series One Book 4.5)

‘
Vampire Hollows’ (Kiera Hudson Series One Book 5)