Total pages in book: 104
Estimated words: 99413 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 497(@200wpm)___ 398(@250wpm)___ 331(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 99413 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 497(@200wpm)___ 398(@250wpm)___ 331(@300wpm)
In the next breath, my brother flips the table, and Yui kicks it so hard it flies into Ivan’s remaining shooters before they can react. The action also gives me time to pull my other blade from my bag.
When I have it and straighten, Tatian gets to her feet holding her brother’s gun aimed at me. Not thinking, I drop one blade still in its sheath to rest on top of my foot as I step forward with the other foot. Then I grab the gun, twisting it out of her hold.
In the next breath, I kick my other blade up in the air, catch it by the hilt and unsheathe it. I grin at the surprised look on her face as I run her through. Not sparing her a single thought, I knock her from my blade with the swipe of my other arm as if she’s a nuisance, which she is.
The sound of things crashing and the grunts and groans of fighting pull my attention to my right. When I find Ne sitting back in a chair with his arms folded across his chest while Yui is fighting, I go to fuss at him. Then I see who she’s fighting, and I understand.
I walk over and take the seat next to Ne. Our work is done here. Ryan and the others can have this cleaned up after Yui is done.
“Finally,” I murmur as I watch on.
“Yes, it is beyond time. I will not take away her honor. She has been owed this for a long time.
“We can put this to rest and move forward now. I can have the life I’ve wanted. All wounds will begin to heal,” Ne says as I settle in my seat.
“Well, lunch was a bust. You coming to my house for something to eat?”
He nods his head, not taking his eyes off the fight before him. “Um.”
“Good, I’m hungry,” I grumble.
He chuckles. I lean into him and bump him with my shoulder. He cups the side of my head and kisses the top.
“Thank you.”
“I love you, Kyōdai.”
“I love you too, sister.”
CHAPTER 34
Paid in Blood
Wyatt
“Sammy was right, that shit was epic,” Ry croons as he comes over to watch the footage we’ve been watching in awe on repeat.
“You can say that again. This shit is insane,” I murmur.
It is one thing to know what Carmen and Yui are capable of. However, seeing it firsthand is something else entirely. I feel like I’m watching a movie.
I’m still waiting to see stunt doubles step in for them. Like, if I watch close enough, I’ll catch the edits. However, deep down, I know that’s not going to happen.
I thought watching Nellie in action was something. Each time I witness Carmen at it, I’m left speechless. The way she moves with those swords, and to be eight months pregnant while doing it, is awe-inspiring.
Yet it is Yui who has my attention in this video. I have never gotten to watch her in action like this. No wonder Ne just pulled up a chair and had a seat.
“Wait, run that back one more time,” Ryan pleads.
Felix rewinds the footage and starts it once again from the point where Carmen slits Ivan’s throat. I shake my head but lean in with Ry to take another closer look.
“Jesus. They’re amazing,” I murmur.
On screen, Carmen has just disarmed Ivan’s sister as his body lies at her feet. However, Yui is beside Ne as they take down Ivan’s remaining men. After Ne chops off the hand of one of Ivan’s guys, Yui runs up Ne’s back and flips over his head, landing in a crouch before rising before him, facing their remaining threats.
She then does an outside flower with her blades before moving into an overhead flower and slashing across one guy’s chest. From there, she moves into a sway motion like she’s dancing. In the next motion, she spins, does another overhead flower with her swords before placing one behind her back and slashing the next guy with the free arm and spinning to slash another coming at her.
She then spins sideways through the air and lands, pulling both blades through the next guy. This big motherfucker who makes Noah look small comes at her, and I’m sure Ne’s about to jump in.
However, Yui is airborne once again. She uses the guy’s head to turn and land. Before she’s back on her feet, she pulls a blade across his neck before he can get a single attack off.
“Fuck,” Felix says as the guy’s head rolls to the ground.
That’s when Ren Takahashi and Nanami appear. I watch as Ne pulls up a chair and has a seat. When I watched this in real time, I was confused.
“That’s Nanami Nakamura,” Ryan murmured in explanation while we watched on the tablets in the SUV.
“I know who she is.”