Into the Storm (Vampires of Velum Mortis Book 2) by Stephanie Summers

Author:Stephanie Summers [Summers, Stephanie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Wicked Dragon Publishing
Published: 2019-03-22T16:00:00+00:00

14

Stellan

I can’t take them all, I thought to myself. The demon was right. I had technically lied to him about the status of my abilities in the hopes that they’d back off. It was true that Liam had told me I could discontinue the suppression after he’d returned to the throne, but I didn’t trust myself without it. Didn’t trust myself to not immediately go on a binge that would cost countless humans their lives. The lie was a futile attempt, but I couldn’t outright tell them I was weak either.

And the fact that he claimed I was weak when I had struck him only spurred the belief that something wasn’t right when I had taken the antidote. Maybe he was only boasting in front of his friends, but it worried me either way.

They rushed at us as I backed up, pinning Sydney against the wall behind us. I couldn’t take them all, but I would try my damnedest to keep them from getting to her by using my body as her shield.

One leapt at me, connecting with my fist and went flying backward. The display stopped the others momentarily, but it was a short-lived reprieve.

Sydney grasped my sides, pulling her body close to mine. The sound of her breathing came quick and fast, and her heart thudded like a drum beating in her chest. I stood firm, waiting for the next one to attack.

Two of them ran toward me. Bracing my body, I let them slam into me as another one ran to the left and tried to yank at Sydney’s arm. The two who had fallen to the ground upon impact scrambled to their feet and grabbed at my arms in an effort to expose Sydney further, but I wouldn’t give up so easily.

Teeth clamped down on my arm, though my coat kept them from breaking through to my skin. Pushing my arms forward with all the strength I could muster, I tried to shake them loose, but was unsuccessful. The other three demons raced forward.

“I won’t let them get to you,” I yelled to Sydney. Whether she could hear me or not, I didn’t know, but if she could, I needed her to know I wouldn’t give up on protecting her. “Hold on to me, and don’t let go.”

If she just held on to me, then I’d know she was still okay, would know they hadn’t gotten ahold of her and dragged her away somehow.

She screamed, causing rage to stir from deep within me, and though I had taken the suppressor the night before, electricity stirred. If I could only harness it…

A hard blow hit the side of my knee, causing my leg to give out.

One of the demons laughed, and said, “The bigger they are, the harder they fall… The better they taste.” A clawed finger lingered near my face as the other demons held me in place. The pointed tip dragged over the skin just below my right eye, digging into my flesh as it went along.

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