That little ace up your sleeve is long gone.”
Well, that was going to make my life difficult. Fuck me, life was just doing its best to sink me lately.
She lifted her hand and pointed a finger at me. “Kill her, pull her heart from her body and let her bleed out on the ground.”
Yeah, me and Daniels, we were going to have it out. Just not today.
The Beast leaped and I spun, running toward the windows, my blades still gripped in my hands. We burst through the glass together, the swirl of red curtains and black panther blending into the sheets of blowing rain.
I rolled across the grass to my feet, slammed my blades into their sheaths, and was running before I truly knew which way I was going.
The sound of heavy breathing and the thump of huge padded feet hitting the ground behind me spurred me on. Legs and arms pumping hard, I bolted, zigzagging to keep the Beast from snatching me. At least that was what I was going for.
“EVE!” I hoped she could hear me. Fuck, I was going to die as a freaking gods-be-damned kitty toy.
Feeling the Beast move up, I dove to the right, narrowly missing the swipe intended to knock me flat. The Beast roared and I didn’t wait to see how close he was.
“EVE!”
The pond was to my right, close enough that I might be able to reach it before becoming the Beast’s next meal. I knew the cat would be able to swim, but maybe I could swim faster? I wasn’t seeing many other options to help me out. Blades wouldn’t work, Pamela was out cold, and I was running out of possibilities that would keep my skin intact.
I bolted for the pond and the ten foot dock that the tiny wooden row boat was tethered to. The Beast pounded down the dock after me, the sound of wood and pilings splintering under his weight. He roared, his breath hot on my neck, as if he were right on me, his wicked teeth inches from my bare skin.
I didn’t look back, just pushed harder, reached the end of the dock and leapt, eyes focused on the other side of the pond.
I never hit the water.
“I’ve got you, Rylee!” Eve crowed as her talons wrapped around me, gripping me tight. My feet just missed the water before she swept us upward, her wingtips skimming along the top of the pond, a rush of air circling around us. The roar of the Beast below us echoed through the rain.
“What was that?” Eve spun on a current in order to look back at the oversized black kitty that paced below us, his silver eyes never leaving me.
“He’s a Guardian. But he belongs to that fucker, Daniels, and she’s just set him on me.”
I stared down at him, a pit opening up in my guts.
“Why do I get the feeling I’ve just acquired a stalker?” I grumbled outwardly, but inwardly I was trying not to panic. A Guardian coming after me? Shit, I was never going to be on Faris’ team, not if this was what I got when people just thought I was working with him. Mother fucker, the next time I saw him, and I had no doubt there would be a next time, I was going to … to what? He was damn vampire, what the hell did I think I was going to do to him?
“Rylee, where do you want to go?”
I thought about Dr. Daniels and her Beast; there was only one person who would know what the hell was going on.
“Into London. We need to speak to Deanna.”
Chapter 7
E ve held me easily in her talons all the way to London. Not that it was all that far, nor was it all that uncomfortable. But feeling like a Harpy’s next meal was not a great addition to how the day had gone so far.
“Do you think the others will be all right?” Eve asked the question I’d been asking myself.
“I think so. I think the Beast is just after me. And while Dr. Daniels is a total bitch, I don’t think she’s a killer. They didn’t hurt Pamela; just knocked her out to keep her from helping me. Besides, the stupid Druid said she swore not to harm anyone in the house.” Though she had choked Jack right after saying that. I would call the house as soon as we landed, make sure
Well, that was going to make my life difficult. Fuck me, life was just doing its best to sink me lately.
She lifted her hand and pointed a finger at me. “Kill her, pull her heart from her body and let her bleed out on the ground.”
Yeah, me and Daniels, we were going to have it out. Just not today.
The Beast leaped and I spun, running toward the windows, my blades still gripped in my hands. We burst through the glass together, the swirl of red curtains and black panther blending into the sheets of blowing rain.
I rolled across the grass to my feet, slammed my blades into their sheaths, and was running before I truly knew which way I was going.
The sound of heavy breathing and the thump of huge padded feet hitting the ground behind me spurred me on. Legs and arms pumping hard, I bolted, zigzagging to keep the Beast from snatching me. At least that was what I was going for.
“EVE!” I hoped she could hear me. Fuck, I was going to die as a freaking gods-be-damned kitty toy.
Feeling the Beast move up, I dove to the right, narrowly missing the swipe intended to knock me flat. The Beast roared and I didn’t wait to see how close he was.
“EVE!”
The pond was to my right, close enough that I might be able to reach it before becoming the Beast’s next meal. I knew the cat would be able to swim, but maybe I could swim faster? I wasn’t seeing many other options to help me out. Blades wouldn’t work, Pamela was out cold, and I was running out of possibilities that would keep my skin intact.
I bolted for the pond and the ten foot dock that the tiny wooden row boat was tethered to. The Beast pounded down the dock after me, the sound of wood and pilings splintering under his weight. He roared, his breath hot on my neck, as if he were right on me, his wicked teeth inches from my bare skin.
I didn’t look back, just pushed harder, reached the end of the dock and leapt, eyes focused on the other side of the pond.
I never hit the water.
“I’ve got you, Rylee!” Eve crowed as her talons wrapped around me, gripping me tight. My feet just missed the water before she swept us upward, her wingtips skimming along the top of the pond, a rush of air circling around us. The roar of the Beast below us echoed through the rain.
“What was that?” Eve spun on a current in order to look back at the oversized black kitty that paced below us, his silver eyes never leaving me.
“He’s a Guardian. But he belongs to that fucker, Daniels, and she’s just set him on me.”
I stared down at him, a pit opening up in my guts.
“Why do I get the feeling I’ve just acquired a stalker?” I grumbled outwardly, but inwardly I was trying not to panic. A Guardian coming after me? Shit, I was never going to be on Faris’ team, not if this was what I got when people just thought I was working with him. Mother fucker, the next time I saw him, and I had no doubt there would be a next time, I was going to … to what? He was damn vampire, what the hell did I think I was going to do to him?
“Rylee, where do you want to go?”
I thought about Dr. Daniels and her Beast; there was only one person who would know what the hell was going on.
“Into London. We need to speak to Deanna.”
Chapter 7
E ve held me easily in her talons all the way to London. Not that it was all that far, nor was it all that uncomfortable. But feeling like a Harpy’s next meal was not a great addition to how the day had gone so far.
“Do you think the others will be all right?” Eve asked the question I’d been asking myself.
“I think so. I think the Beast is just after me. And while Dr. Daniels is a total bitch, I don’t think she’s a killer. They didn’t hurt Pamela; just knocked her out to keep her from helping me. Besides, the stupid Druid said she swore not to harm anyone in the house.” Though she had choked Jack right after saying that. I would call the house as soon as we landed, make sure
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