Claimed by Sin: an Urban Fantasy Novel (The Gatekeeper Chronicles Book 3) by Jasmine Walt & Debbie Cassidy

Author:Jasmine Walt & Debbie Cassidy [Walt, Jasmine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Dynamo Press
Published: 2017-08-09T16:00:00+00:00

I hit the third floor and stopped as voices drifted toward me. Ducking back into the stairwell, I pressed myself to the wall by the door, Vindra in hand. If they came into the stairwell, they weren’t getting out alive. The voices rose in volume as they moved closer.

“—switches for the prisoners.”

“Yes, complete control.”

“Good. Let’s make sure we get the strongest and the most violent.”

“Already on it. We have forty so far.”

“One hour and then we move out.”

“Should we make sure that we…”

The conversation trailed off as they moved away.

Switches? What the heck? I peered through the reinforced glass window that made up the top half of the door and caught a glimpse of the retreating figures—one tall and male, the other a petite female.

No time to dwell on what I’d overheard. I needed to activate the fail-safe. There was no way they were escaping with these prisoners. The door opened with a soft snick, and a quick scan showed the corridor to be deserted. The next flight of stairs was to my right. Almost there. I moved swiftly, alert for any sound. Where was everyone? The upper levels so far had been deserted, which could only mean…fuck. The ground floor was where all the trouble was. My heart skipped a beat. My friends were down there… Please let them be all right.

I pushed onto the fifth floor and froze. Damn me for getting complacent. Two hunched-over figures turned to look at me from red-rimmed human eyes. Bat-like wings protruded from their backs. If only I were the Wicked Witch of the East…

“Hey.” I held up a hand. “Any chance you’ll just let me pass?”

The creatures hissed at me in unison and then charged. No preamble, no small talk—just attack.

Just the way I liked it.

I dove out of the way, hitting the ground and rolling to my feet. They were already adjusting trajectory, beelining for me with claws and teeth and way too much drool.

I kicked one in the head, spinning on my heel to stab the other in the eye. He fell back clutching his face, but the one I’d kicked was already up and lunging for me. I slashed his abdomen, jumped back, and elbowed his buddy, coming at me from behind, in the nose.

Was it okay to kill them? Shit. How much of what they were doing was coercion and how much was free will? If they’d been created, then… Shit. I ducked again, then delivered an uppercut to one and a spin kick to the other. Retrieving the vials from my pocket, I thumbed off the corks.

Time to make a couple of deliveries.

They roared, preparing for another attack. I stood my ground. One. Two… I shoved my hands into their mouths, dropped the vials, and ignited my hands with flame before they could clamp down on my arms. They screamed, stumbling back and clawing at their throats.

Come on. Any second now.

Their eyes rolled back in their heads and they dropped.

Leaving them where they were, I ran toward the door at the far side of the room, toward the final hurdle—the watchtower.

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