Night of the Shayde_A Reverse Harem Romance by Lili Zander

Author:Lili Zander [Zander, Lili]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-02-20T16:00:00+00:00

17

Raven

The attack happens at daybreak.

I've just gotten out of bed. I think I hear something when I'm packing my sleeping bag away, but I can't be sure. So I continue what I'm doing. I eat a protein bar, saving the dried berries to use as bait. Before going to bed last night, I’d made a hole in the ice and set up my fishing rod. I’m lucky. I’ve caught a fish, one that’s as long as my forearm.

I start to clean it. The wind whistles around me, and I feel very alone. One day with Saber, Nero, and Zeke, and I’m already missing their cheerful banter. Not good. Not good at all.

When this is all over, I tell myself, maybe you just need to go out more. Stop being such a loner. When Ana asks you to have a drink with her, instead of declining, try saying yes.

But that’s not it. The truth is, I’m attracted to the three vampyrs.

I’m so lost in thought that I don’t notice the five enforcers until it's too late to run.

It's not the enforcers that make me freeze with fear, however, and it’s not even the barking dogs that they hold on straining leashes. It's the Shayde walking toward me, a mask covering his face. Even though I can’t see him, I know that great hulking build anywhere. Olaf.

“Well, well,” he says. His voice sounds eerie through the mask. “If it isn't everyone's favorite contestant.”

I wish I had a stick, but then I remember Saber’s words. The Shayde are faster and stronger than humans.

There is nothing I can do. I cannot win this battle. “What do you want?”

He sneers. “Why, to kill you, of course.” His voice turns conversational. “You had to have known that opposing the Overlord’s will was a very unwise thing to do, Raven Unnuk. Your parents tried to do that when they stood up against Jarl Klaus’ father, and where are they now?” His teeth bare into a cold smile. “Oh wait. I forgot. They are dead.”

I clench my hands into fists. “Do not talk about my parents.”

He laughs, amused by my anger. “Don't worry, Raven. In a few minutes, you're going to join them.” He flexes his shoulders. “This would be a lot easier if we didn't need to make it look like an accident,” he says. “But with Jarl Ragnar prowling around, we need to be cautious.”

Deep breath, Raven. Saber said that the Shayde couldn’t be defeated by speed and strength alone. But Olaf doesn’t have a reputation for being particularly bright. Is there any way I can trick him?

He tilts his head to one side. “I think I’ll just drain your body of blood,” he says. “I’m sure you'll taste like the common gutter bug that you are, but it can't be helped.” He leers at me. “Come here,” he says, his voice layered with compulsion. “Offer me your neck.”

Damn it. I can’t fight his order.

I look around desperately, hoping for some way out. There isn't any.

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