The Dawn of Darkness: A Paranormal Romance by K.E. Radke

Author:K.E. Radke [Radke, K.E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-02-03T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Amelia

S harp claws come straight at me. A savage, angular face is full of revenge for being cornered and attacked for reasons unknown to me. My mind adamantly tells me it’s not real. She needs help. There’s a giant stick wedged in her chest.

But the way she stares at me…those jet-black eyes filled with fury. I want to run. Go back the way I came and pretend I never saw a thing. But my feet are frozen. They decide my fate is better off if I don’t move.

Elongated teeth touch her bottom lip when she shrieks maliciously. Her fingers are sharpened to a point, ready to shred through me like a sharp knife. A beautiful, dangerous, white glow, ready to tear me apart. It doesn’t matter if I run. She’ll catch me.

A sickening wet noise keeps me from exhaling. A loud hiss of pure agony echoes between the buildings. The sound is deeper. And not from me. I know it’s not Rowan because it’s too close.

Arms wrap around me and we tumble to the ground, but the creature takes the brunt of the fall. Rolling over the pavement at dizzying speeds, I have no way to fight it off. Somehow we separate, and seconds later, I smash right into it. Another grunt of pain pierces my ears.

Too dizzy to pick a direction to fight in, I gaze up at the brick wall that stopped our momentum.

Run. You need to get up and run.

The body moves beside me, and the last person I expect it to be is Gabriel. A slight grimace on his face. He uses the brick wall to help him slowly rise to his knees. Glass and rocks are brushed off his bare arms as he peers down the alley.

“Gabriel?” I whisper, trembling.

Pain crosses his face when he reaches out and places a finger over my lips, signaling me to be quiet. I shut my eyes and a tear rolls down my cheek. Soft, cold fingers brush the hair away from my face, and I hear someone else moving.

Gabriel turns to go. To leave me in the dark by myself.

My hand grabs his wrist, and I plead silently with my eyes for him to stay. He gently pries my fingers away and before I can say a word, he puts a finger to his lips and lets the shadows devour him.

In a blink of an eye, he’s gone. I start to doubt Gabriel was here and scramble to a sitting position, curling my knees into my body. Pressing my back against the brick wall, I can’t move.

Where did he go? I want to bury my head under my arms and wake up from whatever this is. Whatever my head conjured up from all the caffeine I drank earlier. A caffeine hallucination. That’s a thing…right?

I should have listened to the creepy guy in black. He was right. Both hands are covering my mouth and I can’t stop the silent tears falling down my face. My entire body shaking with fear.

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