Dark Shadow by Danielle Rose

Author:Danielle Rose [Rose, Danielle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781642632606
Publisher: Waterhouse Press

Chapter Six

Jasik smiles at me, and the vision of him turning rogue disappears. I reach for him, sliding my fingertips across the sharp angle of his jawline. How can something so beautiful actually exist? How can something so precious to me be taken away so effortlessly in my dreams?

“Were you attacked?” he asks, setting me down.

I wobble as I stand, but the fog in my head is slowly clearing. Rather than standing on my own, I allow Jasik to linger. His hand grips my waist firmly, almost possessively.

I nod, not speaking the words aloud, and press my index fingers against my temples. My vision might have cleared, but there is still a throbbing within my skull, and it worsens with every second. I imagine this particular pain won’t cease until I find and kill that rogue vampire.

Being bested is exceptionally annoying. It’s even worse to be beaten in such an embarrassing way. He had me pinned down, easily subduing me, and if Jasik hadn’t come for me… I shake my head, hoping to clear it. Because the last thing I need plaguing my thoughts is a rogue vampire ripping out my throat.

“What is it? Was it rogue vampires or…?” he asks, trailing off.

He glances past me, squinting against the darkness, but I know that final vampire is long gone. The only thing lingering is Jasik’s unfinished sentence.

“Or?” I repeat, making it clear in my tone that I want him to finish.

He meets my eyes, but something is different about him. His exterior is defensive and formidable, but there is a softness in his gaze meant solely for me.

“Or witches,” he says firmly. “Was it the witches who attacked you?”

I swallow hard. Of course he meant witches. Who else would attack me in the woods? It must be rogues or witches.

I shake my head and admit, “Rogues. One got away.”

“At least you’re safe,” he says. “That’s all that matters.”

“He will come back,” I warn. Noting this is moot. Jasik knows the rogue will return. They always come back for me. They are also contenders for the Worst Timing Ever Award.

“They always come back, Ava,” Jasik says, mirroring my thoughts. “What’s important is that we survive when they return.”

“I know,” I say, feeling ashamed.

Once again, visions of how easily the rogue subdued me flash in my mind. I break eye contact with my sire and step away from him, desperately needing space between us.

“Tell me about them,” Jasik asks.

Something in his tone alerts me to his seriousness. He is stiff, a bit harsh, in the way he orders me to relay details about a fight I have no intention of reliving. Still, I obey.

“There were three, I think,” I say. I hate that there could have been more and I was simply too distracted to notice. “I killed the first easily. He stood behind me, and I was able to quickly stake him. I used fire magic to kill the other.”

I frown, remembering the moment I summoned magic. I’m still shocked that she took a bullet meant for the other.

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