Konstantin: The Heartless Beta novel Chapter 33

Konstantin

Rage gripped my heart when I saw her tied to a black altar, like some sort of sacrificial lamb. Kai got Nikolai down from the chains holding him and the Rogues have Stefan up against the wall, waiting for me to kill him.

“Are you okay?” I hear Kai whisper to Nikolai, who nods and starts to talk to Kai about something that I tune out. There’s a reason for the whispering, and I won’t intrude.

Lily smiles and nods when I tell her what I’m about to do, and my heart just about bursts out of my chest. I never thought I would see her smile at me like this ever again and my wolf just about howled because of it.

We did it; we saved my mate, and our little brother is still alive. Stefan will pay for this with his fucking life, and I will make sure his reign of terror ends tonight.

I kiss her forehead again and walk over to where the Rogues have the fucker pinned to the wall and remove the dagger from my holster. The blonde bitch disappeared, but we can take care of her later.

“You have no idea just how much I’m going to fucking enjoy this,” I growl and lift my arm, ready to stab the asshole when Lily lets out a bloodcurdling scream.

My heart drops when I see her clutching her stomach. “Konstantin!” she cries. “It’s happening again! He’s… he’s tearing me from the inside!”

My head snaps to Stefan when he laughs, and I see a triumphant look in his sick yellow eyes. “It’s almost time,” he says, chuckling to himself as the wolves hold him in place.

I grab his throat and dig my claws into his skin. “What the fuck is happening to her?! Make it stop!” I growl and ask Kai over the link to go to her.

Stefan chuckles. “My master is being resurrected through her; he will tear her in two as he’s born.”

“What?! That’s my child in her womb! MINE!” I exclaim, the Rogues inching back but still holding Stefan in place.

“Yes, but there are two children in her womb, and at this rate, your child will become the Volkov Sacrifice, and your mate will die.” He gloats, a satisfied smirk on his face when he says this.

“Kon, wait-!”

Without thinking, I slam the dagger through his heart even as my brother calls to me not to. His face crumbles up in shock, and he looks down at the dagger.

“Where did you…” he trails off before going slack. This fucker will die and not see his plans come to fruition, and the witches can help figure out a way so Lily can survive this. He needs to die; he needs to fucking die!

“Burn his body,” I order the Rogues after I pocket the dagger and walk back to Kai, who has Lily in his arms, whimpering as she holds her stomach.

She looks up at me with hopeful, tear-streaked eyes, and I see the blood running down her mouth. “I’m going to die,” she says with a sad laugh.

I shake my head and scoop her up in my arms, holding her close. “You won’t die, not if I have anything to say about it,” I say, smelling the sickly scent of demonic flesh as it burns behind us.

Kai and Nikolai walk towards me, and my heart breaks at the sight of my little brother covered in blood. So he has been here all this time, just like Lily. Taken right from under our fucking noses.

He smiles at me, then looks at Lily. “The fog is gone,” he says.

“It is,” I hear Lily say and chuckle before wincing in pain again.

“We need to get her back to the estate, Kon; the witches will need to have a look at her and see what’s-”

/“KAI!”/

We all stop when Marle’s frantic voice comes over the link, and I see Kai pale; the both of us know what’s coming and what her frantic call could mean. /“CATERINA IS READY!”/

I look at my brother, expecting a hell blazing exit, but he calmly asks Nikolai if he can walk, then thanks the Horsemen and Rogues for their help before turning to me and placing a hand on my shoulder. The double irises are back, and behind them, I see nothing but fury.

“I’ll leave the rest to you,” he says, and before I can ask what he means by that, he shifts into his Lycan form and speeds off.

“What the fuck is going on?” Nikolai asks as he limps over to me. “He’s still a Lycan?!”

“Cat is giving birth,” I say and pick Lily up. “And yes, he’s still a Lycan. Let’s get out of here and go home.”

“Holy shit, she’s pregnant!” Nikolai says in that disrespectful tone to his voice that I love so much. Fuck, we need to go out after this; I’ve missed the little shit.

I watch as the other wolves all file out of the mansion, with the Rogues setting the place alight before we leave. Ryker approaches me and levels me with a glare.

“I suppose you forgot to mention just who exactly your mate is we just rescued,” he says, looking over at Lily.

Fuck.

“Alpha Ryker?” Lily asks, turning her head to face the Alpha with wide eyes. “I knew I recognised your voice.