Chapter 358. Falling Apart

Caleb’s POV

As soon as we reached the beach, all broke loose.

“Wait! You can’t hurt them, they’re family!” My voice cracked as the words left me, but the soldiers didn’t even falter. They came at us like a wall of steel, heavy fists and boots slamming into Damien, into Shane, into me. I barely had time to raise an arm when the air rushed out of my chest.

It was my father, standing in front of me with that cruel green and lifeless eyes.

“Dad, stop!” I gasped, only to feel the world tilt sideways as his fist connected squarely with my face. The crack echoed in my head, white spots bursting in my vision as the sand beneath me rushed up hard. For a second, everything went blank. My ears rang.

When I blinked through the haze, I saw Damien pinned to the ground, a soldier pressing his knee into Damien’s back while another pounded into his legs. Damien was spitting curses between gritted teeth, blood already painting his mouth.

“Get off me, you bas