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The windshield shattered, spewing glass throughout the car. Tiny shards caressed my skin, followed by a gentle stinging pain throughout my face. The small cuts were already healing, my flesh sealing itself together. The loud screech of tires filled the air followed by Alpha Nolan’s furious snarl.
My teeth clicked painfully, my tongue spewing blood from the rough bite. My head slammed against the seat, and for a second I was thankful Alpha Nolan had put my seatbelt on. The front of the SUV was lodged into a telephone pole. The telephone pole stood tall as if it were mocking our horrible attempt on its life. Across the small street was a run-down farm house. Withered wooden boards with large cracks and chunks missing framed the house. Long grass freckled with weeds took up the land around the house.
Their eyes were not glowing, but I began to notice the serene faces of the Vampire’s that had stopped our car. A large and jagged rock sat on the floor of the SUV, tiny shards of glass glistening against the dark floor.
The Vampires were standing out front of the decrepit house, each set of eyes locked on our SUV.
Smoke billowed from the hood of the SUV, followed by a collective groan from each of us.
“We’re not leaving here without a fight.” Alpha Nolan hissed, his murderous eyes narrowing on the
Vampire’s. “Everyone alive?”
“Unfortunately.” Breyona grunted, the small cuts on her face healing slowly.
Thankfully we were all conscious and able to move. I’m sure the seven of us would be horribly bruised come tomorrow, but we were alive. The seven of us got out of the SUV, Alpha Nolan’s eyes never once left the Vampire’s.
“Their waiting for us.” Carter scoffed, “They know we can’t leave without a fight.”
“Then let’s give them what they came here for.” Alpha Nolan let his snarl rip through the night, letting it wash through the group of Vampire’s that had come to fight. ‘Be ready to shift at any moment.’
The group of Vampire’s hadn’t moved an inch as we approached them. Some faces turned up in cruel sneers, but that was the extent of their reaction. A man and a woman stood at the front, stepping forward as though they were the leaders of this group. The man had long dark hair, and eyes the color of a summer sky. The woman at his side looked exotic and beautiful, deep espresso skin and long curly hair. The scarlet mark on her shoulder was uncovered, baring itself to the world.
The man and his companions were clearly Vampire’s, as the sickly-sweet smell seemed to radiate from them. The exotic woman happened to be human, her scent smelled of peonies and fresh cream.
“Adrienne” The name left Mason’s lips like a prayer, soft and gentle as a rippling breeze. His eyes were alight like I had never seen them before, his hands clasped together as he stepped forward.
The Vampire who held Adrienne at his side laughed, his silky laughter boomed and echoed into the night.
“Hard to k**l, pup?” The Vampire chuckled, his eyes bright and taunting as he looked at Mason. “I won’t make the same mistake this time around. Severing your head from your body seems a good way to go.”
“Adrienne” Mason wasn’t looking at the Vampire, his eyes were on Adrienne. “Come with me
please.”
A chorus of hisses sounded in the night, the Vampire’s tensing at Mason’s thoughtless movements. His eyes burned into the woman, into the scarlet mark that stained her shoulder.
My thoughts were whipped into a frenzy as I recognized the look in Mason’s eyes. Adriennethe woman who bore a Vampire’s mark was his mate.
“She has a mate, pup.” The Vampire’s lips turned up in a reptilian smile, “You’re five years too late. Our bond is completeunbreakable even with your own pathetic mate-bond at work.”
“My markmy mark can change that, Adrienne.” If it weren’t for Mason’s desperate words, I’d assume he hadn’t heard the Vampire speak at all.
My heart crumbled in my chest as I watched the emotion pour through Mason’s eyes. He looked at
Adrienne as though she were a Goddess walking the earth, his strength crumbling as he beheld her beauty. Her golden eyes were bright under the moon, but her face remained impassive and cold.
“Your mark will change nothing.” The Vampire chuckled, patient and smug as he savored the encounter. “If you had come before we finished the mating processmaybe, but you are too late. She will never choose you pup.”
“Adrienne”
“Enough.” Her voice was unlike what I had expected, different from the cold mask she placed on her face. Her voice held warmth, held pity for the young werewolf that begged for her hand. Those golden eyes remained hard, even as her words said otherwise.
“I made my decision years ago. I have my mate, but I’m sorry you lost yours.” Warm to detached, her voice changed in an instant.
I was sure I could hear Mason’s heart shattering in his chest, the air ripped from his lungs as Adrienne gazed lovingly into the Vampire’s eyes.
“I, Mason Briggsaccept your rejection, Adrienne LaFont.” His voice held strong; every emotion he was forced to hold down melted into his words. Her name left his lips with sorrow, the mate-bond between them shattering to dust.
Everything went to absolute h**l as an achingly familiar cold front licked across my skin. Shadows gathered in the darkest recesses of the forest, slithering from darkened corners untouched by moonlight. They greeted me, whipping around my feet as though they were playing with a friend.
Their silky voices were torn from my memory, their words replaying themselves in my mind.
‘You do not get to choose’
Some hissed the words gently, others taunted and snickered. They snak*d across the ground, unseen by all except Alpha Nolan and I.
‘To save the one you love, a life must be taken’
A thousand silky voices churned in my mind, all speaking at once to form one voice. Emotions of every kind laced each individual voice. Some sneered the words at me, others murmured them gently. Some shouted them in anger, while others cooed seductively.
‘A mate stolen from an innocent’
The smoky tendrils slithered from my legs, heading to someone else. The icy shards in my bones twisted, grinding painfully against my nerves. Despite the cold, sweat begun to bead across my skin as
I watched the shadows glide away from me.
M******r, k****r, monster.
‘This is the price you have paid, Princess’
The shadows slithered from sight, maneuvering through the tall grass unseen. Alpha Nolan’s wide eyes met my own as he too could see them slithering. I was thankful he couldn’t hear their seductive whispers, begging me to call on them again.
‘Mason…’ Maya gasped, cringing against the icy torrent invading my body.
The shadows slithered across the small space that separated us from the Vampire’s. I watched as they gathered, most of the Vampires were completely oblivious.
The one standing beside Adrienne was not. His seafoam eyes widened at the sight, his eyes snapping up to meet my own.
‘He can see them…’ Maya murmured; her tone fearful. ‘Why can’t everyone else see them?’
I couldn’t form the words to answer Maya, rooted in place as the shadows glided forward.
Adrienne was oblivious, her golden eyes narrowed at Mason, her arm tucked tightly around her
Vampire mate.
They pooled around her feet, lapping against her stiletto boots like murky water. The shadows gathered at her feet, rising as more added to their numbers.
I held my breath until my lungs burned, silently pleading for a way out of this bargain.
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