Page 21 of Red Moon Secrets
My mortal eyes can't keep up. Zee runs over to me in the middle of the fight and cringes, making a pained face.
"Why the hell is Kane fighting a werewolf?"
"Long story—I can't tell what's going on, can you?"
"Um... I hope he's holding back," Zee says while cringing again and shielding his eyes.
Gage curses, spewing multiple profanities as he looks on. Obviously Kane isn't doing as well as he hoped he would. That's really, really not good, and it's hard for me to hold back when I know he's out there getting his ass shredded.
Why doesn't he use his freaky powers?
Each spray of blood that escapes the blur of crazed malice makes me sick. If that fucking alpha hurts Kane, I'll do my best to make him crumble when this is over.
A loud yelp rings out as the blurry motion stills, and I look to see a bloody mess of a night stalker pinning a rabid wolf by the throat. Reese growls and tries to wiggle free, but it's no use. Kane proves his dominance when he succeeds in restraining the mutt.
The betas of the pack do their best to break through Drackus's barricade to help their fallen comrade, and they finally succeed in shattering the force field. Fangs bared, howls released, and fur ruffled, they all dash to rush Kane.
Kane entrusts us with the task of fending off the wolves as he concentrates on the still struggling alpha that would most likely rip his head off if he got free right now. In an effort to thwart off the attack, Gage starts flinging several blue swipes of energy, knocking the wolves to the ground.
Drackus just smiles as his eyes dilate dangerously, his power flowing freely before I even realize he's launched an attack. The ground vibrates beneath the flow of power and the wolves all cry out at once.
Drackus smirks menacingly as the darkness fills him, draining the sanity from his eyes. In a cloak of ominous energy, he moves too fast to be seen. Blood finds the air, and I scream out for him to stop.
My attempt is in vain. If he kills these wolves, we're fucked. With absolutely no fully formed plan, I throw a shock of my own power at Drackus. It doesn't do much, but it stuns him temporarily.
In his blind, insane state, he charges me. When he grabs me by the throat, Gage is on him, tossing him aside with more power than I knew he possessed. Drackus loses his hold on the whimpering wolves as he turns to face the dark user.
Gage's hands burn red with power he shouldn't wield. That dark red energy has been lost for centuries. How does he have it?
His eyes narrow as he studies Drackus, waiting to find out what his next move will be.
Reese shifts back to his nude, human form when he surrenders. Both he and Kane stand to watch the new duel in play. My heart pounds in my ears as Gage gives me a wink, and before I know what's going on, both he and Drackus have disappeared.
"What the hell was that?" Zee murmurs in stunned astonishment.
"Gage will handle him. He usually does," Dice chirps as he joins us from out of nowhere. Then he faces the naked man who has been bruised and beaten like a human. "You made a deal. Dredge the night stalker's mind, but don't touch the girl. I can promise there's enough power here to make you regret a double-cross."
Reese mumbles something aboutthis isn't the end, but I don't hear the full details of his possible threat. I turn to Dice, curious as to how he knows what's been going on.
"How did you know?" I ask, baffled by his sudden appearance.
"Gage sent me a text to inform me of the festivities in play. I got here as fast as I could," he says, shrugging.
Reese pulls his pants back on, avoiding making eye contact. Wolves hate losing any battle, but had he been taking on an average night stalker, he would have won. How is that possible?
Kane's eyebrow is cut, along with his lip. Black and purple spots cover him, and he wipes blood from his mouth. His tattered shirt gets thrown to the ground, and the claw marks ravaging his body shine all the more with blood oozing from their wounds.
I rush over to him, feeling like crying and slapping him at the same time. His arms wrap around me as I try to inspect his many injuries.
"You looked like you were doubting me," he murmurs as blood trickles down his chin.
My heart beats faster, making me wobbly. His blood looks so tempting on so many disturbing levels. I feel hypnotized by the crimson flow as it mesmerizes me, igniting something primal within me.
"I...I..."
"You okay?" Kane asks, as he studies my crazed eyes.
Licking my lips, I nod and then I pull him to me to taste his breath, his kiss, his...blood. It almost feels intoxicating and soothing as the tang of his sweet flavor finds my taste buds. He grips me tighter as something stirs the both of us. I have to ignore the sick fact that I enjoy his delicious taste of red. It'd be troubling if I dwelled on it.
