Infernal Enchantment (Firebrand Book 2) by Helen Harper

Author:Helen Harper [Harper, Helen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-09-30T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

Panic descended. My throat felt as if it were closing up and I couldn’t breathe, no matter how much I gasped. I scrabbled at the ground, cold seeping upwards from where I’d fallen. There was gritty dirt and something wet beneath my fingers. My vision had gone and the ringing in my ears was overwhelming. My stomach lurched and nausea threatened to overtake me. Then air rushed into my lungs and I blinked, and the world started to right itself. Sort of.

I choked and spluttered, raising my head to gaze blearily around me. Everything still seemed fuzzy around the edges and the tinnitus continued unabated. I yanked my leg out of the dirty puddle it was lying in.

Lukas. Where was Lukas?

I rubbed my head, and tried to stagger up to my feet. My knees gave up halfway and I sank down again, just as a figure marched towards me, arms swinging. Not Lukas. I squinted, then ice filled my veins when I realised it was Moira’s attacker. His lips moved. He was saying something to me, but I couldn’t hear a damned word. He had the sort of cheesy grin on his face that I’d normally associate with a gameshow host or a dodgy car dealer. His mouth moved again. He crouched down until we were face to face.

He reached out and I flinched, expecting pain. Instead, he brushed back a curl of hair. His fingers went to my mouth. I raised my hands to try and push him off or defend myself, but I was still too disorientated. My hands flailed and he gently knocked them away. With his thumb and index finger, he pulled my lips apart and examined my teeth.

Vampire, I thought dully. He’s checking to see whether I’m a vampire.

He nodded to himself, seemingly satisfied. The shark’s tooth necklace round his neck shivered. His hands moved towards my body and I squeaked, suddenly terrified. All he did, though, was remove my warrant card from my pocket and examine it. He pursed his lips.

At that moment, out of the corner of my eye, I saw Lukas lurch up from the ground less than ten metres away.

The man moved. Ted. Was he Ted? He was still grinning. He casually loped over in Lukas’s direction. Now he’d find out what a mistake he’d made – Lukas would flatten him. I heaved myself upright once more, this time managing to stay on my feet. I started to stagger towards them, ready to provide what support I could.

Lukas’s eyes met mine and I recognised relief – and something else. Then he turned his attention back to Ted.

Something was wrong. Lukas swayed unsteadily and his face spasmed, contorting into a snarl. I saw his fangs grow more prominent. Then Ted simply raised his hand. What was that? What was he—? I yelped as he pressed something into the side of Lukas’s neck. Was that a fucking syringe?

Almost immediately, Lukas’s eyes rolled into the back of his head and he collapsed. No. NO.

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