Twilight's Spell (Vampire Magic Book 1) by Sela Croft

Author:Sela Croft [Croft, Sela]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Camden Lee Press, LLC
Published: 2018-02-25T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 26

Natasha

His words washed over me, and I let them sink in. Something inside of me reached forward, seeing the edges of the future—blurry, misshapen, and shifting. What if his prediction came to pass? What if he was right and the vampires would soon become extinct? Something in the shadowy world of the future told me it could happen.

“You’re trying to shake me,” I said. “And it won’t work.”

We continued to stand, faced-off in the center of my sitting room. The furniture separating us was sparse—as I preferred it. Normally, the room had an open, airy feel to it. But then, it felt closed-off and suffocating.

“Why would I do such a thing? I need you sharp, your abilities at their best. I merely intended to give you a more well-rounded understanding of the situation—your situation.”

Again, an intuition about the future passed through me. The future was not set in stone, I reminded myself. I would not accept his version of events. We were strong; I was strong.

I was stronger than him.

In a flash, I flew across the room. As I moved, I reached out and took hold of a lamp, then rushed in his direction. He stepped to the side fluidly. I came to a stop behind him, spinning around, my chosen weapon in my hand. He turned to face me, then reached for a wooden stake and rocked his weight forward onto the balls of his feet.

“I had hoped you would choose to fight,” he said, lunging at me.

I dove before he did, anticipating his move. Skirting past his reach, I spun around and let the lamp fly from my hands. To my amazement, he ducked just as the projectile left my hand. It went flying into the wall on the far side of the room and exploded upon impact. With a snarl, he lunged at me.

I leaned forward, grabbed onto his wrist, and twisted it. The stake fell to the ground, but before I could deliver the blow to his gut, he threw one of his own. It did little to hurt me, but it did surprise me. No human had ever dared attempt to injure a vampire without use of a weapon.

His fist flew in my direction. I pulled back just as it impacted my right cheek. In a flash, I was at the doorway leading to the gardens, a place that offered greater advantage. With more room to move around, I could outsmart him. I waited for a split second, ensuring that he would follow me. Then I took off. His steps echoed behind me, heavy yet quick.

I needed to hide—to gain the upper hand with the element of surprise.

As he barreled down the path behind me, I sat, perched high up in the trees, completely still. Overhead, I could hear the flutter of wings—a raven. I craned my head around to look up at it.

Another sound pulled my attention back to the path beneath me. He was moving quickly yet he didn’t appear to be winded or in a state of discomfort, as humans often did after an excessive burst of energy.

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