A Shade of Vampire 55_A City of Lies by Bella Forrest

Author:Bella Forrest
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-01-21T00:00:00+00:00

Jax

As we flew down the stairs, a horde of daemons poured from the main hallway, joined by massive pit wolves and death claws that had materialized from obsidian statues. We drew our swords, our instincts already sharpened by previous encounters with the creatures.

My senses flared as we reached the ground floor, the daemons closing in on us.

The death claws’ shrieks scratched my brain, tightening my muscles as I followed Harper toward the service exit that Zane had mentioned. She looked over her shoulder at us, then farther back, before she put her hand out.

“Move aside!”

We shifted to the left and right, and she pushed out a barrier and knocked back the first few rows of daemons coming after us. I knew it wasn’t going to be enough, so I slowed down a little, joined by Hansa and Caia—they quickly caught on, understanding what I wanted to do. I always carried lighters in case Caia ever lost hers, so I fished two from my back pocket and tossed them over to her.

“We need to get out, now!” Blaze shouted.

I slashed my swords at the first daemons that reached us, drawing rich spurts of crimson blood. Hansa did the same, hacking at the creatures, while Caia flipped her lighters open and shot bright balls of fire at two pit wolves.

We managed to push them back by several feet, before the death claws swooped down. We ducked, then raced after Harper and the others as they burst through the service door.

“Let’s go!” I barked, then shoved one sword through the chest of a daemon, kicking him so he landed back against the others.

We made it to the courtyard, which was wide enough for what could turn into a deadly fight for us. I could see the belt road ahead, approximately two hundred yards away. I ran fast, with Hansa close by my side. Caia was not far behind, sending fireballs over her shoulder and making it increasingly difficult for the daemons to get to us.

“Out of my way!” Blaze growled.

We all did as instructed and spread out, as he turned full dragon. I could never get over his majestic size, the amber-orange scales on his belly reminding me of what devastating fire burned in his throat.

The death claws flew around, trying to circle him, while the daemons seemed to waiver, as did the pit wolves, not sure whether they should move ahead and keep attacking us. I saw the princes, all seven of them, along with several giant generals, at the far end of the crowd. Fear widened their red eyes, but something told me they weren’t going to give up that easily.

Blaze, however, didn’t give a damn. He positioned himself between us and the daemons, leaving very few of them brave enough to sneak past him and come at us. He swatted away at the death claws with the single spikes on the tips of his wings and his tail, knocking the creatures down. They hit the hard ground, and only a couple managed to get back up, while the others were left looking like crumpled pieces of paper.

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