Chapter 127 – My hands trembled as I reached up and felt wildly for the seatbelt buckle, My vision was tinted red from the blood that trickled down my face, but I couldn’t-wouldn’t take my eyes off those boots.
I must’ve made some sort of sound when the stranger took a step forward, because suddenly they started sprinting. The glass crunched beneath their feet, the sound grinding against my teeth as they got closer and closer.
I knew how to keep a level head as my fear turned into full-blown panic, but no amount of thrashing or struggling helped free me from the car. My fingers were slick with blood, making it impossible to find the button that would free me. Spots danced in my vision and every breath took much more of an effort than it should.. I knew I had punctured something when the remaining air in my lungs crackled.
Something gave beneath my fingers. The click of the seatbelt was the last thing I heard before I slid from the seat and landed on the roof of the car. My hands and face stung from the pieces of glass embedded in them, which ratcheted higher with every movement I made.
I turned my head and looked out the shattered window, feeling my breath come faster with each passing second. There were no scuffed boots sprinting my way, only chunks of metal and shards of glass.
A wet cry tore itself from my chest as a face peered just outside of the car window.
“Why…” I tried to ask, feeling my eyes roll as I passed out.
My eyes snapped open, and I lurched forwards, feeling a sharp pain blossom across my chest and stomach. The instantaneous rush of adrenaline that surged through me, made my head throb until my vision turned blurry.
I was battered by memories, bulldozed by the pain of a harsh impact. I remembered the c***h, the car that Asher had loaned me, crushed like an empty soda can. He wouldn’t care about the car-no, but he would be worried about me. There was no mind-linking him with my head pounding like this, so hard I could feel the vibrations in my teeth.
A face flashed in my mind, the last thing I saw before I passed out.
I slammed myself against the passenger door of the vehicle I sat in, barely registering the pain as I wiped at my eyes, trying desperately to clear my blurry vision. The spots faded from my eyes, and even though I knew my captor, I didn’t relax.
Asher was going to be pissed.
bother looking my way as he dug
was glance down at his feet, which were in a pair of sneakers. No scuffed
the bag with my teeth and downed the thick liquid, feeling my tastebuds explode with flavor incomparable to human food. Like a cup of hot tea laced heavily with honey, the blood spread its warmth throughout my body, and
met Brandon’s eyes, uncaring that he watched me tear into the bag like an animal, because
Two hours from
question and looked towards the highway. There was the shadow of mountains off in the distance, but those were the only ones in sight. The forest had thinned out too, becoming sparce a s the buildings grew taller and the streets more crowded. Abridge sat up ahead, down below it was
play with me. I’ll send this car right off the side of the bridge with us in it.” I snarled, “Two hours
like the tendrils of shadow that writhed and gathered, reacting to the rage in my voice-hoping I might be desperate enough to whisper their
far away for you to do anything but tag along, Even my brother can’t travel that fast.
looking for me.” I groaned, feeling Maya begin to stir from my
all of that furniture, and that you went out for drinks with that friend of yours, the perky brunette with the vampire mate.” The blood was helping me heal faster, which was
me my phone.” I snapped
thing, sure thing.” He nodded, too compliant for me not to know something was up. I wasn’t at all surprised when he tossed it in my lap and added, “Battery died a few hours ago, and unfortunately I left my car charger at home. What a
no clue where I am, no clue if I’m wait,
could.” Brandon shrugged, then narrowed his eyes when I gave him an odd look. “Don’t go thinking I did you any favors. You’re useless to me if you’re not healed up and in tip-top shape. Also, pretty sure I’m at the top of Asher’s “most-wanted list” since I’m ignoring his mind-links. You know how paranoid he is, probably pieced it together already. I meant to ask, what
into the seat because what else could I do? “Courtesy of whatever witch or witches I’ve managed to p**s
good thing you’re with me, because I just might be able to get you some answers.” His grin
you going to get me answers?” I snorted, “I thought all you
lingering on my face because he quickly dropped it. “I might not be Alpha of a whole pack, but I’m not without my connections. I happen to have a friend who…dabbles in
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