Page 104 of Scorned

The trio pulled Marcus back and he yanked the bag with him, furiously sucking on it.

Now free of his grasp, my body trembled.

Loud moans of satiety filled the van as Marcus squeezed the blood bag, savoring every drop. Winnie had another up to his mouth before the first even dropped from his hands.

When Marcus had almost finished the second bag, Winnie yanked it away, pulling Marcus into his neck.

Panic soared through me when Marcus bit down without a second thought.

“What the fuck!” I screamed, ready to plow into Marcus, until Winnie put his hand out, stopping me.

“Sealing the sentinel bond.”

Holy shit.

Everything happened so fast, I hadn’t even contemplated my own actions let alone who Marcus’s origin would be. Not only had he refused Ravage’s blood, but I knew that and still forced Winnie to turn him. Afraid Marcus would be furious with me, I swallowed hard, my throat feeling like it was full of sand

After a few seconds of moaning and groaning as Marcus hungrily fed, Winnie laid his hands upon his shoulder and whispered, “The darkness shall not command thyself. Thou shall command it.”

I had no clue what that saying meant, but apparently Marcus took the words to heart. He pulled back, sucking in shuddering breaths. “What the . . . what happened?”

Tears rolled down my cheeks as I stared into his big, brown, bloodshot eyes. Not worrying about my safety, I fell into his arms.

“I’m sorry. I couldn’t lose you.” Every emotion I had poured out of me as I begged for his forgiveness. “I’m fucking selfish and I don’t care. Please don’t hate me. I couldn’t live without you. I can’t. I would die. You’re the only dad who loves me.”

Marcus’s arms went around me, pulling me in tight. “It’s okay, Sagelynn. I just think I’m in shock.”

I let go of the hug and placed my hands on his face, more tears dampening my cheeks. “I’m glad you’re alive.”

Marcus nodded before he glanced over at Zeke who stared wide eyed, wiping away tears. “Welcome back, brother.”

Glancing up, Lynx was also wiping her eyes, and to my surprise, so was Winnie.

The sound of gunshots brought us out of our panic states. Venom still chased us and we were too frantic to notice.

“Winston!”

“I got them, mama. Just keep driving.” Winnie pulled a gun from his waistband. “Zeke, get behind Marcus and Lynx. He’s practically bullet proof now. Sage, go up front.”

I didn’t hesitate to listen this time because I had finally learned that people do things because they care about you. Sometimes, they’re actually right in situations and I hate to admit this, but I’m stubborn and occasionally wrong.

I slid into the passenger seat, slouching down as far as possible in case bullets came into the van.

Everything got loud as Winnie opened the rear door and started shooting toward them. Then I heard metal on metal slamming together, before the sound of crunching trees.

“What the fuck was that?”

“Um, the threat has rolled down into a large ravine,” Winnie said, and I peeked into the back.

“Then why do you have that face on? Are they okay?”

“They are, but Luka used your Jeep to push it there.”

He grinned nervously and I sighed, sitting back in the seat.

It was sad to have my Jeep damaged but with us all making it out alive, well, most of us, I was beyond grateful.

The ride back to the hotel seemed to take forever. My gut twisted with an overwhelming desire to reach Luka. I needed to touch him, see his face, and feel the warmth of his body before I knew everything would be okay.

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