Page 12 of Hot Vampire Next Door: Season Five

But I want my little mouse back. Right fucking now.

Thinking about her not with me makes my stomach knot up and my blood fucking boil.

“I don’t want to wait. I’m going with or without you.”

He stops pacing to scrutinize me, then tosses the glass up again, but this time abandons it and lets it shatter on the pavement. The sound is loud between us, the forest still beyond us.

“Very well.” He turns for the house. “Let us assemble an army and storm the fae and rescue your pretty little princess.”

“You don’t have to tell me twice.”

If I have it my way, I will be bathing in fae blood within the hour.

Episode Seventy-Five

DON'T BARF ON THE QUEEN'S DRESS

Down, faeling!

Like a big, dumb mortal, I freeze up and just stare at the sharp, pointy tine of the arrow as it sails right for my jugular.

But then a hand snaps out and catches the weapon mid-air.

THWAP.

I blink and let out a hiccupping gasp.

Arion has caught the arrow literally an inch away from piercing my flesh.

We both stare at it in his hand.

“Seize the would-be assassin!” Maven shouts.

A half dozen fae soldiers rush the tree, and two make quick work of its branches disappearing into the canopy.

There’s a rustling, a grunt, then a body drops from the tree and hits the ground with a thud.

The two fae soldiers hop out of the tree landing with far more grace.

Within seconds, the culprit is surrounded.

“Christ,” Arion mutters, which seems like a very mortal thing to say.

Hand on my neck, knees wobblier than I’d like to admit, I ask him, “Who is it?”

“Autumn Court.” He snaps the arrow in two in one hand and walks over. “Who sent you?”

“Yes, who sent you?” Maven puts his hands on his hips. “Are you working alone?”

The assassin rolls onto all fours and hoists himself up.

Or rather, she.

A long, red braid falls from the hood of her leather jacket. She scowls at me, then pretends to spit on my shoes.

“Hey!” I hop back at the same time Arion pushes forward and grabs the girl by the throat.

“You dare enter Summer territory and threaten the life of the Winter princess? Then insult her?”

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