Chapter 79: Bloodlust

Ryan felt his world crumble as he watched Nyrissa close her beautiful eyes as crimson-red blood spilled out onto the dirty floor underneath her. The blood stained the bright yellow tank top she had slipped into that morning.

Nyrissa loved bright colors and always wore them, even if it was to bed.

But this time, the bright yellow just seemed to emphasize the blood seeping out of her slender, helpless body.

A sense of shame and failure rushed through him as he reached for the only woman in his life whom he had truly loved. He had searched the world over for a woman like Nyrissa. A woman who was capable of loving both Ryan and Quentin.

Nyrissa… Nyrissa was capable of loving the whole world and was exceedingly rare. She was precious, special, and to be protected at all costs… and he had failed her by not realizing she was gone and coming sooner.

Someone had hurt her and taken that beautiful spark out of her eyes… they would pay.