Fated Betrayal: A Paranormal Erotic Romance (The Twisted Destiny Saga Book 2) by Franca Storm

Author:Franca Storm [Storm, Franca]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Writer's Edge Publishing
Published: 2015-08-29T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 12

“Ryan, wake up! Wake up. Now!” a deep voice boomed through his subconscious.

He wanted to respond, but he couldn’t. He was too weak. And so, he ignored it and let the serenity of his painless and carefree unconscious state pull him further in.

But then a sudden surge of dark energy ripped through him, forcing him back to reality.

He opened his eyes slowly to see Nathanial leaning against a doorway. A doorway? It looked familiar.

“This is your lodge,” Nathanial told him.

Ryan glanced around weakly. He was lying on the floor of the living room of his secluded lodge. He was on his stomach, his head by the front door. It took him a moment to realize the front door had been ripped off its hinges. Nathanial must’ve kicked it in. He stood outside eyeing him expectantly. What…what does he want?

His long, black hair blew wildly against the harsh wind outside. And his piercing eyes of red fire glowed in the moonlight, giving the impression that they were actually alight. His black, leather pants clung to his legs and his matching silk shirt flapped in the wind.

“Invite me in.”

“What?” Ryan responded, exhaustedly.

“I am a vampire,” Nathanial reminded him condescendingly. “You need to invite me in, wolf.”

“No,” Ryan said, feeling his eyes growing heavy again and his body willing him to sleep.

“I pushed you inside the house to protect you, should Michael and Luca come for you here. But you need to let me in now. Or, you will die.”

“No…go…hate you….”

“Luca drained you dry. You will die without my help.”

Ryan hesitated.

“You are really so stubborn that you would let yourself die, rather than let me help you?”

“Yes.”

“Then, let me remind you of your duty to your wolves—here and in the Dark Realm. You do not have the luxury of entertaining your personal preferences here, Ryan. And, what about your wife? Your son? They will not survive without you. Cora may be strong, but she is not wolf. She cannot raise a wolf child without you.”

Ryan’s tired eyes met his. He held out his hand weakly and rasped, “Come…in.”

As soon as the words had left his mouth, Nathanial stepped over the threshold. He fixed the door back into place. And then his arms were around Ryan, hauling him to his feet. He dragged him across the living room to the nearest armchair and heaved him into it. And then he turned away and muttered some incomprehensible words and extended the fingers of his right hand. Moments later, dozens of blood bags littered the living room floor.

“What…are you…doing?”

Ryan watched him snatch up a couple of the bags and place them on the end table beside the armchair. And then he dropped his fangs and ripped through the veins of his wrist. He held it to Ryan’s mouth. Ryan jerked his head away.

“I drained Luca of the blood he took from you. I will explain why later. For now, all you need to know is that this is Cora’s blood you will be drinking from me, not mine.

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