Infernal Betrayal- Wolf Hunter by Melissa Hawke & Drake Mason

Author:Melissa Hawke & Drake Mason [Hawke, Melissa & Mason, Drake]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Urban Epics
Published: 2020-01-10T07:00:00+00:00

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14

SELLER’S REMORSE WAS A BITCH.

Even if it had saved our lives below, I now wished I’d kept every single bullet. Ten enchanted rounds wouldn’t have done much against the army bearing down on us, but damn it would have been something. Four of us were pitted against possibly hundreds of vampires and knowing House Grieves’ propensity for warfare, they weren’t going to be unarmed like some of the mooks from House Lamonia.

“Get off of the boat,” I said, whirling to face Jay and Bly.

They blinked back at me in shock. Jay’s hackles rose and his lips pulled back from his teeth in a snarl. Bly whipped her head back in forth in clear denial. I shoved at her shoulder.

“Go,” I urged, pointing back towards the island. “As your pack leader I command it. You have to get out of here. House Grieves isn’t going to hold you as hostages. They’ll skin you alive and then toss your corpses overboard. I won’t be responsible for that.”

Bly’s dark eyes slid to Dominic. He had leaned most of his weight against the nearest bulkhead. His breathing came in shallow pants and I knew that the effort of maintaining the blast had taken a lot out of him. Even if he had the magical juice to produce another blast, it wasn’t going to be enough to kill all of them.

“Go back, please. Swim to shore and tell the others we’ll be back soon,” I said, eyeing the Galleon as it slid closer to us. At this distance I could see the canons ready for action, pointed at the side of the ironclad. The cannonballs wouldn’t do much against the side of the ship, but if they managed to skim a shot over the top, the speed and velocity could rip a limb. Or worse.

A crack of thunderous sound split the still air and rendered me temporarily deaf. Years ago, when I’d been an operative for the Trust, I’d always worn protective gear to keep gunfire from impairing my hearing. Recently, I hadn’t had the luxury of doing so. Even if I’d had top-grade earplugs, I was pretty sure they’d do nothing against the sound issuing from the Galleon.

A black shape came hurtling over the rails and sailed over our heads. It impacted the deck four yards behind us and ricocheted off, leaving a sizable dent before smashing through the railing and disappearing out of sight. Bly let out a surprised whine and skittered back a few steps. That sound was enough to make up my mind.

For the second time that night, I seized Jay and Bly by the back of their necks. I launched first one wolf and then the other off the deck with a throw worthy of a major league ballplayer. Both wolves let out startled yelps as they followed the cannon ball’s trajectory over the railing and toward the water below.

Without pausing to think, I retrieved a twisted piece of the railing and held it aloft. The weight and curve of the steel reminded me a little of a scimitar.

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