Page 113 of Destined to Fight

Eric’s face was only inches from hers now. His fangs were long, and his smile was pure evil. He leaned in to her face, and his cheek touched hers and covered her in blood. Then, he leaned down to her neck and inhaled deeply.

“You let that sorry excuse for a vampire drink from you.” He raised his head and looked at her. “You won’t mind if I do then, will you?”

Kade’s rage poured into her as he saw what Eric was doing. She knew then he wouldn’t make it in time.

Eric took one more step forward, closing the gap between them, and Kelly found herself pinned between the two vampires. Eric’s hands went to her waist, grabbing hold of her with bruising force.

Her heart beat loudly in her chest, and Kade’s rage filled her with more power than she’d ever felt before.

Eric’s hands moved roughly up her stomach, and he grabbed her breasts with an unhealthy hunger. The pain from his touch was intense, and she used it to fuel her power more.

Kelly pushed the two men from her mind and focused deep within herself. She found her power and forced it out from her hands, calling every ounce of water she could muster to her. If she drowned them all it would be better than what Eric had planned for her.

She felt the power build strong and steady, then it rushed from her fingertips with such force that it burned them as it left her body.

She squeezed her eyes shut in anticipation of a wave of water, but the water never came.

Her heart beat loudly in her chest, but no other sounds met her ears. Eric froze, his lips on her neck.

What the hell was going on? She still felt her power wrapping around all of them, but nothing else happened.

Kelly opened her eyes, only to see Eric frozen in front of her. His eyes were wide, and his lips curled back from his fangs, ready to bite. His hands were still on her breasts, and Roberts arms were still wrapped around her, but nothing moved.

She blinked rapidly and looked from side to side. It was like she was caught in time.

Oh fuck. Fucking fuck! She really was caught in time. She’d managed to tap into her timekeeper abilities.

Panic threatened to take hold, but she pushed it back. She could think through this.

Kelly pushed at Robert’s arms, and they gave slightly. She wriggled downward and carefully freed herself from his grasp, being sure to focus on her power and not let it slip.

She stumbled as she finally broke free of his hold, then caught herself and slowly stood to face the two men. They were quite the pair in that moment. Robert’s arms still appeared to be wrapped around an invisible woman, and an eager smile was on his face. Eric was menacing as ever, but he looked like he might bite Robert instead of said woman. His hands were still stiff as if he cupped her breasts.

Laughter almost overtook her, but she held it in. Kelly would remember this moment for the rest of her life.

She wanted to reach out to Kade but didn’t in case she lost control of the time she held on to.

Turning to face the warehouse, she went back inside and ran to the front. She prayed to the powers that be for a quick return back to her normal timeline after she pulled her power back in. The last thing she needed was to land in 1920 and be lost forever.

Even running near vampire speed didn’t feel fast enough. She wanted nothing more than to be free of the warehouse, of Eric and Robert and this entire night.

She turned the handle to the front door and burst through it as fast as she could. The door hammered against the outer wall with a loud crack.

Kade wasn’t there yet, so she kept running. She ran to the entrance of the rail yard, not daring to look back for fear she would see Eric coming after her.

Somewhere between the warehouse and the entrance, Kelly realized she hadn’t let go of her power yet. She pulled it back into herself, and the force of it sent her careening toward the ground. She landed on all fours and took a moment to catch her breath. The sting of scrapes on her hands and knees told her she was at least alive, in her own time or another, and she gave thanks for that.

Tires screeched in the distance, giving her hope she was still in the same timeline.

She reached out to Kade and found him through their link.

Oh, thank fuck you’re there.

Aye, we’re here, lass.

Engines revved in the distance, growing closer to her, and she felt Kade approach. It was them; they were almost to her.

Kelly suddenly didn’t have the energy to move another inch, and she collapsed on the hard gravel beneath her. The cool earth seemed so welcoming.

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