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wall, metal twisted
as glass shattered. Cassie flinched, jumping back as glass
scattered around her feet, and bounced off of the mountain boots
she had found. Knives, jewelry, and other assorted miscellaneous
clattered loudly as it splayed across the floor.
Devon stormed forward, fury radiated
from him as he went straight at Dani. Dani let out a frightened
cry, her face turned white as she scrambled to get out of his way.
Liam and Chris moved to intercept Devon’s murderous rampage,
knocking Devon back a few feet as he reached for her. Dani let out
a terrified scream, ducking low as she darted behind Luther and
Melissa.
“Devon calm down! Devon!” Liam shouted
trying to stop him as Devon seized hold of a rack of winter hats
and gloves.
Melissa cried out, darting to the side
as the rack sailed at her head. Annabelle scurried to help Liam,
glancing anxiously at Cassie, but Cassie found that she couldn’t
move. Dani’s words were just beginning to fully sink in. They had
given her Julian’s blood! They had pumped her full of vampire
blood! Maybe that was the reason she felt so connected to Julian
now, but although that idea sounded reasonable, it didn’t feel
right. She felt a bond with Julian because they had formed a strong
bond while being held captive together. It had nothing to do with
his blood, and everything to do with the man that she had come to
know.
Liam grabbed hold of Devon’s arm,
trying to hold him back. Devon swung him forward, slamming him into
the wall with a resounding thud that shook the store as he seized
hold of Liam’s throat. A picture fell somewhere in the distance,
glass shattered as it hit the floor. Windows rattled in their
frames as Liam’s feet kicked against the wall, his face turning
bright red as Devon squeezed harder. It appeared that Devon wanted
to rip his head right off.
Chris launched himself at Devon’s back,
trying to pull him off, but Devon flung him away as if he weighed
no more than a feather. Cassie gasped in horror as Chris skidded
across the floor; he smashed into a rack of magazines, knocking it
over. He pawed at the rack, shoving it off of him and tossing it
away. Melissa rushed to his side, helping him to his feet as Devon
slammed Liam off the wall again.
“Devon no!” Annabelle screamed her
voice filled with terror as she raced over to try and pull Devon
off of Liam. “No, stop! Cassie! Cassie help me!”
It was the utter panic in Annabelle’s
voice that finally snapped Cassie out of her shocked stupor. Horror
filled her as she realized the extent of Devon’s rampage. He would
kill everyone in this room if he wasn’t stopped. Liam being his
first victim, and if he killed Liam, Annabelle was as good as gone
too.
Cassie raced forward, grabbing hold of
Devon’s arm as she tried to pull him away from Liam. “Devon stop!
Devon please!”
Tears streamed down Annabelle’s face as
she continued to pull uselessly at Devon’s arm. They were both as
effective as gnats. Pure panic began to tear through Cassie. She
had no idea how she was going to get Devon off of Liam, and
although Liam did not require air, his eyes were beginning to bulge
from his head.
“Devon!” she screamed in his ear, but
he did not seem to hear her through the bloodlust consuming
him.
And then it hit her,
bloodlust.
He was in the throes of it, and what he
wanted most was blood. And the blood he wanted more than anything
was her blood.
Cassie released him, darting back
toward the ruined counter in search of one of the knives. She fell
to her knees as she scrambled through the mess, ignoring the small
nicks the sharp glass left on her. Seizing hold of the first knife
she found, a wicked looking one with a six inch curved blade, she
jumped back to her feet. Chris was coming forward again, and Julian
appeared to have decided to help as he began to move in, but they
would only be two more useless fighters in the already overcrowded
ring.
“Stay back!” she snarled, thrusting the
knife
as glass shattered. Cassie flinched, jumping back as glass
scattered around her feet, and bounced off of the mountain boots
she had found. Knives, jewelry, and other assorted miscellaneous
clattered loudly as it splayed across the floor.
Devon stormed forward, fury radiated
from him as he went straight at Dani. Dani let out a frightened
cry, her face turned white as she scrambled to get out of his way.
Liam and Chris moved to intercept Devon’s murderous rampage,
knocking Devon back a few feet as he reached for her. Dani let out
a terrified scream, ducking low as she darted behind Luther and
Melissa.
“Devon calm down! Devon!” Liam shouted
trying to stop him as Devon seized hold of a rack of winter hats
and gloves.
Melissa cried out, darting to the side
as the rack sailed at her head. Annabelle scurried to help Liam,
glancing anxiously at Cassie, but Cassie found that she couldn’t
move. Dani’s words were just beginning to fully sink in. They had
given her Julian’s blood! They had pumped her full of vampire
blood! Maybe that was the reason she felt so connected to Julian
now, but although that idea sounded reasonable, it didn’t feel
right. She felt a bond with Julian because they had formed a strong
bond while being held captive together. It had nothing to do with
his blood, and everything to do with the man that she had come to
know.
Liam grabbed hold of Devon’s arm,
trying to hold him back. Devon swung him forward, slamming him into
the wall with a resounding thud that shook the store as he seized
hold of Liam’s throat. A picture fell somewhere in the distance,
glass shattered as it hit the floor. Windows rattled in their
frames as Liam’s feet kicked against the wall, his face turning
bright red as Devon squeezed harder. It appeared that Devon wanted
to rip his head right off.
Chris launched himself at Devon’s back,
trying to pull him off, but Devon flung him away as if he weighed
no more than a feather. Cassie gasped in horror as Chris skidded
across the floor; he smashed into a rack of magazines, knocking it
over. He pawed at the rack, shoving it off of him and tossing it
away. Melissa rushed to his side, helping him to his feet as Devon
slammed Liam off the wall again.
“Devon no!” Annabelle screamed her
voice filled with terror as she raced over to try and pull Devon
off of Liam. “No, stop! Cassie! Cassie help me!”
It was the utter panic in Annabelle’s
voice that finally snapped Cassie out of her shocked stupor. Horror
filled her as she realized the extent of Devon’s rampage. He would
kill everyone in this room if he wasn’t stopped. Liam being his
first victim, and if he killed Liam, Annabelle was as good as gone
too.
Cassie raced forward, grabbing hold of
Devon’s arm as she tried to pull him away from Liam. “Devon stop!
Devon please!”
Tears streamed down Annabelle’s face as
she continued to pull uselessly at Devon’s arm. They were both as
effective as gnats. Pure panic began to tear through Cassie. She
had no idea how she was going to get Devon off of Liam, and
although Liam did not require air, his eyes were beginning to bulge
from his head.
“Devon!” she screamed in his ear, but
he did not seem to hear her through the bloodlust consuming
him.
And then it hit her,
bloodlust.
He was in the throes of it, and what he
wanted most was blood. And the blood he wanted more than anything
was her blood.
Cassie released him, darting back
toward the ruined counter in search of one of the knives. She fell
to her knees as she scrambled through the mess, ignoring the small
nicks the sharp glass left on her. Seizing hold of the first knife
she found, a wicked looking one with a six inch curved blade, she
jumped back to her feet. Chris was coming forward again, and Julian
appeared to have decided to help as he began to move in, but they
would only be two more useless fighters in the already overcrowded
ring.
“Stay back!” she snarled, thrusting the
knife
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