A Shifter's Curse: A Rouen Urban Fantasy 1 by Raven Steele & Ava Mason

Author:Raven Steele & Ava Mason [Steele, Raven]
Language: eng
Format: epub

Chapter 25

Not wasting a second, the other vampires rushed for us with their fangs and claws extended. My wolf erupted and I began to shift, but I pressed her down. If I shifted now, I could kill most of them in less than a minute. But that would reveal my true strength, and this wasn't the time for that. Instead, I allowed just enough to the surface to make sure I didn't die.

Snarling, Mateo aimed for Silas, but Luke jumped in between the two, defending Silas like a good little wolf. He branded two short blades, and by the way he was expertly swinging them, I wouldn’t want to fight him.

A vampire ran toward me, and I reached for the small blade in my bra as I raced toward him. I yanked it out, ripping a big hole in my shirt. “Motherfucker,” I grumbled just as the vampire reached me.

I swiped at him, catching him on the shoulder as he attempted to duck. Off balance, he stumbled backwards, tripping over the human, who was oddly flopping like a fish on the ground.

Another vamp rushed me from behind, but, sensing him, I spun at exactly the right moment, and stabbed him in the chest. He fell to his knees. Knowing he would recover quickly, I slashed at his neck, severing his artery to effectively take him out of the fight. For several minutes, at least.

A flash of silver caught my attention. Samira was swinging her long blade, nearly decapitating two vampires in a row. Like me, she wasn’t trying to kill, only severely maim, confirming what I thought. This fight was all a show for power.

I don't know what I was thinking, not bringing wooden daggers to a meeting with vampires, which would’ve made their wounds harder to come back from. Everyone else had them. Toby and Gerald had one in each hand. Even Silas unexplainably had a wooden dagger attached to the bottom of his cane. He used it to stab at any vampire in passing, while Luke and Mateo exchanged blows, neither one gaining the upper hand.

The vampires outnumbered us, but we fought for dominion, not to exterminate. None of us wanted to lose lives, but I figured a few would have to go down to really prove anything. Had we not had Samira on our side, we probably would’ve been spanked by now.

A vampire slammed into Toby from the side. He spun, his feet getting tripped up, and fell forward. He was so distracted by trying to get his feet under him, he failed to see another vampire who was almost upon him. I rushed forward to intercept, but before I could, the vampire rammed a silver blade directly into Toby’s heart.

Toby grunted, and his mouth formed an O. He looked up, his eyes finding mine as the color in his face turned gray. His life, one I happened to like, slowly faded from his watery gaze. I sucked in a breath as the vampire tossed Toby’s body aside.

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