Wicked Vampire Prince: A Paranormal Fated Mates Romance by Bella Klaus

Author:Bella Klaus [Klaus, Bella]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-09-27T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

I staggered back, clutching my injured hand to my chest and gaping at what was left of the enforcers. The arms of the one who had tried to arrest me now lay twitching at different ends of the darkened hallway, while the rest of him slid down the wall.

His dark-skinned companion was an unmoving lump in the shadows, but from the crack I’d heard earlier, it was safe to assume he was dead. A pair of red eyes shone through the dark, and out from the shadows stepped a hooded figure.

The magic rolling off his large body was like smoke, radiating a level of power and fury that would have made me fall to my knees if I hadn’t recognized it from the night before.

It was Prince Draconius.

Somehow, he had sensed my danger and had come to my rescue.

“What the fuck,” the pale enforcer said from his resting-place on the floor. “How can a nun be so powerful?”

“Look behind you,” I said.

Prince Draconius flicked a hand and raised the armless enforcer to eye level. “What were you doing to my mate?”

“I didn’t mean to hurt her,” he said, his voice trembling. “She could have handed over the money, and we’d have left her alone.”

“Until you needed another infusion of cash?” I asked in a monotone.

“We could have avoided all this trouble if you weren’t so stubborn,” the man sobbed. “Now Gregory is dead.”

Prince Draconius hissed through his teeth. “There’s nothing I despise more than dishonest officers of the law and those who tamper with what’s mine.”

I wrapped the fingers of my good hand around my other wrist, trying to staunch the burning pain. We needed to get out of here before the next customer arrived, found Prince Draconius standing in the middle of the hallway, and reported him to the Council.

Before I could warn the prince, he said, “I was too hasty in punishing your companion, but you need to understand what happens to those who harm consorts of the Royal House of Sargon.”

My nostrils flared. I was an acolyte of the goddess, not anything related to a murderous vampire. The last thing I wanted was to enrage him before he’d retracted his fangs. “Your Highness,” I murmured. “We need to get out of here.”

“Draco.” He turned to me, his eyes still glowing a vibrant red. “Call me by my given name.”

I gulped. Red didn’t just indicate heightened emotions. It was also the color of bloodlust, and there was so much of it lying around. “Draco, could we please leave?”

His eyes softened. “Of course.”

With a twist of his fingers, he broke the remaining enforcer’s neck, leaving him hanging suspended in the air with his head lolling to the side. My stomach churned, and I doubled over, trying not to hurl its contents. This was carnage, and the vampire who had caused this had done it on my behalf. I didn’t know whether to fall down on my knees with gratitude or despair.

Prince Draconius strode toward me and lifted me off my feet.

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